On May 31, 2020, the highest share of respondents worried about COVID-19 was surveyed in the U.S. and the UK, where 56 percent of respondents stated that they were most worried because of the pandemic.
How is coronavirus affecting the general lifestyle?
A pandemic which has brought almost the entire world to a standstill, COVID-19 has brought meaningful changes to our lives. Millions of people are forced to stay at home as a big proportion of the world’s population is under lockdown. Respondents from countries like Germany, United Kingdom and the U.S. are avoiding public places while many have to cancel plans with friends and family members. Consumers in these nations are also increasingly opting for shopping online as physical markets are still closed to deal with the effects of coronavirus.
Are people getting financial help from governments?
Share of persons most worried about the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany
(as of May 31)
Characteristic
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
5/31
28%
46%
56%
5/30
38%
49%
49%
5/29
26%
48%
56%
5/28
31%
50%
50%
5/27
30%
59%
49%
5/26
44%
42%
46%
5/25
40%
51%
47%
5/24
28%
49%
50%
5/23
35%
48%
59%
5/22
31%
55%
56%
5/21
30%
47%
51%
5/20
30%
57%
54%
5/19
29%
57%
58%
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In the survey the question was phrased as follows: "In general, how worried or not are you about the COVID-19 / Corona pandemic? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not worried at all and 10 is extremely worried."
This statistic shows the share of top 3 mentions (8, 9 and 10 on the scale).
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