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Reaction to Covid-19

14 Apr 2020

Q. Which of the following is closer to your personal views of the Covid-19 outbreak?

  13/04 06/04 29/03 22/03
There has been an over-reaction to the threat of Covid-19 13% 17% 18% 33%
The response to the threat of Covid-19 is about right 59% 46% 39% 39%
The threat of Covid-19 has been under-estimated 29% 37% 43% 28%
Base (n) 1,068 1,069 1,086 1,034

 

    Gender Age Group
  Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
There has been an over-reaction to the threat of Covid-19 13% 16% 10% 19% 13% 7%
The response to the threat of Covid-19 is about right 59% 58% 60% 52% 63% 60%
The threat of Covid-19 has been under-estimated 29% 26% 31% 29% 23% 33%
Base (n) 1,068 537 531 343 340 385
  • Over half of people (59%) now believe the reaction to the threat of Covid-19 has been about right.
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