It seems like there’s a significant need right now to identify what the plausible relationship is between mask-wearing and covid19 symptoms. The virus is now widespread enough that a very quick Mechanical Turk survey could provide useful information.
Collect the following:
• Age group (5 categories)
• Wear a mask in public 1 month ago? (y/n)
• If yes to above, type of mask? (bandana/N95+/surgical/cloth/other)
• Sick with covid19 symptoms in past month? (y/n)
• Know anyone in everyday life who tested positive for covid19 in past month? (y/n)
• Postal code (for pop. density info)
Based on figures from this Gallup piece, a back-of-the-envelope says we could get usable results from surveying 20,000 Americans—but we could work with a much smaller sample if we survey in a country where the virus is more prevalent.
It seems like there’s a significant need right now to identify what the plausible relationship is between mask-wearing and covid19 symptoms. The virus is now widespread enough that a very quick Mechanical Turk survey could provide useful information.
Collect the following:
• Age group (5 categories)
• Wear a mask in public 1 month ago? (y/n)
• If yes to above, type of mask? (bandana/N95+/surgical/cloth/other)
• Sick with covid19 symptoms in past month? (y/n)
• Know anyone in everyday life who tested positive for covid19 in past month? (y/n)
• Postal code (for pop. density info)
Based on figures from this Gallup piece, a back-of-the-envelope says we could get usable results from surveying 20,000 Americans—but we could work with a much smaller sample if we survey in a country where the virus is more prevalent.
Or of course, restrict our sample to a smaller geographic region in the US with more prevalence.