Behavior changes if coronavirus spread locally U.S. adults March 2020

A recent poll of U.S. adults conducted by Morning Consult showed that 63 percent of respondents would be less likely to go to a concert if the coronavirus were to spread to their community. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults likely to change select behaviors if coronavirus (COVID-19) were to spread to their community as of March 1, 2020.

Percentage of U.S. adults likely to change select behaviors if coronavirus (COVID-19) were to spread to their community as of March 1, 2020*

Characteristic	Less likely	Neither more nor less likely	Don't know/no opinion	More likely
Go to a concert	63%	23%	10%	6%
Use public transport	63%	21%	11%	5%
Go to a movie theater	62%	24%	9%	6%
Go to an amusement park	62%	23%	10%	6%
Go to a theater performance	62%	24%	10%	5%
Go to sporting events	61%	24%	11%	5%
Go to a museum	61%	24%	11%	5%
Go to a shopping mall	60%	24%	8%	7%
Go to a party or social event	59%	26%	9%	5%
Go to the gym	59%	25%	11%	5%
Go to a political rally	58%	26%	12%	5%
Use a ride-hailing service	57%	25%	12%	6%
Go out to eat in a restaurant or cafe	56%	28%	7%	9%
Take a vacation	51%	30%	9%	11%
Go to a work conference	51%	29%	16%	4%
Go to a religious gathering or meeting	50%	31%	11%	8%
Go to the grocery store	40%	40%	7%	12%
Invest in the stock market	37%	39%	18%	7%
Vote in a political election	33%	41%	11%	15%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 28 to March 1, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Original question: If coronavirus were to spread to your community, would you be more or less likely to do the following?

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