In an IPSOS survey carried out in February 2020, nearly three-quarters of British respondents believed a total quarantine would be correct given the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Nearly seventy percent of respondents also think that it is impossible to predict how the virus is spreading and that is the reason for the virus entering the United Kingdom (UK). Furthermore, 26 percent of Brits are of the opinion that the virus poses a high threat to their country, but only 12 percent believe it poses a high threat on a personal level.
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Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
1. A total quarantine is correct given the risk
74%
2. A total quarantine is excessive
26%
3. It is impossible to forecast how the virus is spreading
69%
4. Correct preventative measures were not enforced by my country's authorities
31%
5. The coronavirus will have a financial impact on me and my family
32%
6. The coronavirus poses a very high or high threat to my country
26%
7. The coronavirus poses a very high or high threat to me personally
* The original questions were worded by the source as follows:
Statements 1-2: "If you heard your government had decided to totally quarantine certain towns or cities because of large numbers of coronavirus or COVID-19 cases meaning no one could go in or out, which would you think?"
Statements 3-4: "That the coronavirus or COVID-19 has found its way into my country means that..."
Statement 5: Share of respondents who strongly or somewhat agree with the statement.
Statements 6-7: "What level of threat do you think the coronavirus poses to each of the following?"
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2020). Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/
Ipsos. "Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement*." Chart. March 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/
Ipsos. (2020). Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Personal Financial Impact, Threat Perception, and Preventive Policy Assessment during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in The United Kingdom (Uk) in February 2020, by Statement*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/
Ipsos, Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Opinion on personal financial impact, threat perception, and preventive policy assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2020, by statement* [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103722/poll-on-coronavirus-impact-uk/
