U.S. adults' level of concern about the COVID-19 outbreak from Jan. to Oct. 2020

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John Elflein,
Dec 15, 2020
According to an October 2020 survey, 57 percent of adults in the U.S. reported feeling very concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison, just 5 percent indicated that they were not concerned at all. This statistic shows the proportion of adults in the U.S. who were concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak from January to October 2020.

Proportion of adults in the U.S. who were concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak from January to October, 2020*

CharacteristicVery concernedSomewhat concernedNot very concernedNot at all concernedDon't know/no opinion
Jan 2020 32% 41% 15% 5% 6%
Mar 2020 40% 40% 12% 6% 2%
Apr 2020 58% 32% 7% 2% 1%
Jun 2020 57% 30% 8% 4% 1%
Sep 2020 55% 29% 8% 5% 3%
Oct 2020 57% 28% 7% 5% 2%
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Release date

October 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

January to October 2020

Number of respondents

around 2,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "As you may know, a new strain of a virus called coronavirus was identified by Chinese authorities in early January, and has spread around the world, infecting millions of individuals and killing hundreds of thousands of people globally. The World Health Organization declared this outbreak of the coronavirus is a pandemic, posing a risk to countries outside of China. President Trump declared a public health emergency in the United States shortly after.Based on what you know, how concerned are you about the outbreak of coronavirus?"

* Figures for January, March, April, June, and September were taken from previous surveys from the same source.

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