Survey: Most Kodiak residents say they always wear masks

If you encountered five random people on any given day, what are the odds that all five of them would be wearing a mask?

That’s the question asked by global data and survey firm Dynata, who released results of that survey this (Friday) morning.

So how did Alaska respond?

According to the survey, if an Alaskan encounters five random Alaskans, there is less than a 50% chance that all five people are wearing masks.

The Alaska region with the highest odds—45% to be exact—is southcentral, including Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, the Mat-Su valley, and Kodiak.

If you live in the interior, you have about a 20% chance. In southeast Alaska, a 25% chance. And in western Alaska, 30%.

The data is based on a nationwide survey conducted in the first half of July, before some Alaska municipalities began mandating masks in public, such as Anchorage, Valdez, and Gustavus.

The survey also asked how often people wear a mask.

The highest rate of Alaskans who say they always wear a mask is in Seward and Whittier, at 67%.

The lowest? Nome, where only 24% say they always wear a mask.

Unalaska has the highest rate of Alaskans who say they never wear a mask, at 11%.

How did Kodiak fare?

63% responded as always wearing a mask; 4% say they never wear a mask.

You can look at how other Alaska communities responded in the table below:

 

How often do you wear a mask when you expect to be within six feet of other people?

Place	Always	Frequently	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Anchorage	66	20	5	5	4
Bethel	41	46	2	2	9
Dillingham	42	49	3	3	4
Fairbanks	41	24	18	8	9
Homer	66	20	5	5	4
Juneau	36	39	14	7	5
Kenai	66	20	5	5	4
Ketchikan	40	26	17	5	3
Kodiak	63	23	5	4	4
Mat-Su	66	20	5	5	4
Nome	24	50	3	18	4
North Slope	45	21	22	5	7
Seward	67	19	5	5	4
Sitka	36	36	14	9	4
Skagway	35	43	12	4	6
Unalaska	40	46	1	2	11
Valdez	66	20	5	5	4
Whittier	67	19	5	5	4
Wrangell	38	30	16	12	3