{"id":132252,"date":"2020-12-10T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T00:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=132252"},"modified":"2020-12-10T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T00:38:34","slug":"are-hawaii-residents-staying-home-covid19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/10\/are-hawaii-residents-staying-home-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Hawai\u02bbi residents staying home during COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Up to 42% of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents stayed home when the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in April, according to new information from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Economic Research Organization<\/a> (UHERO<\/abbr>). That is more than double the amount of residents who stayed home prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

A new UHERO<\/abbr> dashboard<\/a> offers a detailed picture of people\u2019s movement around Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> during 2020. Using anonymous Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> cellular location data, experts said it can be helpful in gauging the frequency of in-person interactions and the probability of future coronavirus spread.<\/p>\n

Data used in the dashboard comes from Safegraph<\/a>, which collects cellular location data from the apps that run in the background of many people\u2019s smartphones. It is anonymous and represents a selective sample of the population. Information regarding the sample and Safegraph\u2019s methodology can be found on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The dashboard provides insight into how mobility varies across the state, including variations across neighborhoods, islands, zip codes and census tracts. It also looks at the amount of foot traffic, proxied by the number of smartphones, at locations such as retail stores, hotels, restaurants, gyms, schools, colleges\/universities and hospitals.<\/p>\n

Findings include:<\/h2>\n