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Likelihood of developing Coronavirus

26 May 2020

Q. How likely do you think it is, that you will develop Covid-19?

  25/05 18/05 11/05 04/05 27/04 20/04 13/04 06/04 29/03 22/03
Very likely 5% 6% 6% 5% 5% 7% 5% 8% 8% 8%
Somewhat likely 22% 25% 24% 26% 21% 25% 28% 33% 36% 34%
Somewhat unlikely 51% 48% 48% 46% 50% 52% 49% 45% 45% 45%
Very unlikely 23% 21% 21% 23% 23% 17% 18% 14% 12% 13%
Base (n) 1,087 1,073 1,067 1.093 1,054 1,051 1,068 1,069 1,086 1,034

 

    Age group Location
  Total 18-34 35-54 55+ Capital Non-Capital
Very likely 5% 8% 6% 2% 7% 2%
Somewhat likely 22% 22% 27% 16% 23% 20%
Somewhat unlikely 51% 45% 46% 59% 50% 53%
Very unlikely 23% 25% 21% 23% 21% 25%
Base (n) 1,087 341 364 382 738 349
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