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Likelihood of developing Coronavirus

31 Mar 2020

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

  29/03 22/03 09/03
Very likely 8% 8% 7%
Somewhat likely 36% 34% 24%
Somewhat unlikely 45% 45% 43%
Very unlikely 12% 13% 26%
Base (n) 1,086 1,034 1,096

 

    Age group Location
  Total 18-34 35-54 55+ Capital Non-Capital
Very likely 8% 11% 8% 5% 8% 6%
Somewhat likely 36% 37% 42% 29% 37% 34%
Somewhat unlikely 45% 39% 41% 54% 43% 49%
Very unlikely 12% 13% 10% 12% 12% 11%
Base (n) 1,086 341 362 383 727 359
  • Individual likelihood of developing Covid-19 is on par with last week, 8% of participants believe it’s very likely they will develop Covid-19, compared to 12% who think it’s very unlikely.
  • Participants over 55 believe that they are unlikely to develop Covid-19 (66% somewhat/very unlikely) than those between 18-34 (52% unlikely).
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