COVID-19 Behavior Determinants Database

The COVID-19 Behavior Determinants Database is a research project that examined the sociodemographic and psychological determinants of COVID-19 related attitudes and behaviors.

A comprehensive web-based survey was administered in adults ages 18 or older from:

• United States of America (n = 5326), including the four most populous states, specifically New York, California, Florida, and Texas, and
• Canada (n = 2744), including all provinces, except Quebec.

The survey was collected at three timepoints, in May 2020, July 2020, and March 2021.

Terms of Use

The database may be used, reproduced, and distributed only WITH prior written permission from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Written permission from CAMH and Licensing Agreement with CAMH is required if funded by a commercial entity or pharma.

Referencing the COVID-19 Behavior Determinants Database

By-line:

Include the phrase "for the COVID-19 Behavior Determinants group*" with the asterisk referring to the following statement:

The investigators are as follows:

• Philip Gerretsen, MD, PhD
• Ariel Graff-Guerrero, MD, PhD
• Julia Kim, HBSc
• Fernando Caravaggio, PhD
• Eric E. Brown, MD, MSc
• Lena Quilty, PhD
• Samantha Wells, MD, PhD
• Branka Agic, MD, PhD
• Bruce G. Pollock, MD, PhD

Method Section:

Acknowledgments Section:

Link to Publications

• Gerretsen P, Kim J, Caravaggio F, Quilty L, Sanches M, Wells S, Brown EE, Agic B, Pollock BG, Graff-Guerrero A (2021). Individual determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. PLOS One. Under Submission.
• Gerretsen P, Kim J, Brown EE, Quilty L, Wells S, Caravaggio F, Sanches M, Agic B, Pollock BG, Graff-Guerrero A (2021). Determinants of Social Distancing Adherence. PLOS One. Under Submission.
• Gerretsen P, Kim J, Quilty L, Wells S, Brown EE, Agic B, Pollock BG, Graff-Guerrero A (2021). Vaccine hesitancy is a barrier to achieving equitable herd immunity among racial minorities. Frontiers Medicine, Infectious Diseases - Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment. Under Submission.