Actions taken since Coronavirus outbreak

25 Feb 2020

Q. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, do any of the following statements apply to you?

		Age
	Total	18-34	35-54	55+
I have stayed away from cities or town centres	20%	27%	22%	13%
I have avoided going to restaurants	20%	26%	23%	11%
I have stayed away from shopping centres	17%	23%	19%	9%
I have cancelled an overseas trip	15%	26%	16%	4%
None of these	70%	57%	66%	84%
Base (n)	1,090	341	374	375

30% of participants have changed their behaviour in some way listed – with 20% saying they have either stayed away from cities or town centres, or avoided going to restaurants.
18-34 year olds (43%), university educated (39%), capital city residents (34%) and those with dependent children (36%) are most likely to report changing their behaviour since the Coronavirus outbreak.
Whereas 55+ year olds (16%), those with a secondary school education (20%), non-capital residents (23%) and participants without dependent children (27%) are least likely to report behavioural changes.

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