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cord-303034-w72oeoxq	Haischer, Michael H.	Who is wearing a mask? Gender-, age-, and location-related differences during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-10-15		.txt	text/plain	4429	216	55	To understand the demographics of mask wearers and resistors, and the impact of mandates on mask-wearing behavior, we observed shoppers (n = 9935) entering retail stores during periods of June, July, and August 2020. Wearing a mask in public is currently a controversial and politicized issue in the United States, even with case evidence from other countries that face coverings help to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1] . To facilitate greater understanding and reliable experimental data on whether gender, age, location, and the presence of mask mandates influence mask wearing in the United States, we conducted a direct observational study at retail stores in Wisconsin. It is not surprising that our June data showed that older individuals wear masks more than middle-age and young people because older adults are at higher risk for more severe cases of COVID-19.	./cache/cord-303034-w72oeoxq.txt	./txt/cord-303034-w72oeoxq.txt