STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University agricultural economics researchers teamed with their peers at Purdue University to conduct a national survey of U.S. residents to determine beliefs and knowledge regarding the role of masks in the spread of COVID-19.

The survey breaks up the results by region, such as the Oklahoma region that includes Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Respondents were surveyed June 12-20 of 2020.

“The multi-state focus is important because decisions regarding the pandemic tend to be influenced by states within a region, plus bord...