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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a hypothesis that is not directly linked to race and SES. Many of my Ward 4 neighbors are essential or had jobs that could not go virtual. They have high rates of potential exposure working at daycares, healthcare settings, home repair, etc. When the actual risk is constant, it is easier to mentally fatigue: No one can be ever-vigilant. It may also be easier to reason “I did not get sick at work where the risk is higher. Going to the park or grocery is not going to be where I fall ill.”

My other hypothesis has to do with age. Wards 4 and 8 have a high population of kids and teens relative to other wards. Young people are always poor at gauging risk. Further compounding the problem, there has been a lot of messaging in the pandemic about how young people don’t get as sick and how schools should be safe. It’s easier to rationalize not wearing an uncomfortable mask when this is what you’ve heard.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm curious about the methodology there, but your explanation makes sense, especially wrt teenagers, who are notoriously bad at evaluating risk.  And it also makes sense that people who have to wear masks MORE because of their jobs might slack off sometimes.  It's easy to wear a mask when I'm outside for a couple hours a day, max.  Maybe harder to do so if I have to wear it 8+ hours.  Plus, depending on when they did the observation, a lot of Ward 4/7/8 residents might well be working in another ward, and wearing a mask at work.

I'd also note that mask compliance appears to be above 50 percent everywhere, which means the majority of people *are* wearing masks.[/quote]

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