This statistic shows the actions taken by the French to protect themselves from the coronavirus as of February 9, 2020. According to Ipsos, 63 percent of the respondents stated to avoid travelling to infected countries or areas as a measure to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
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Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Avoid travel to infected countries or areas
63%
Wash hands more often
56%
Take a vaccine if one is developed
34%
Avoid large gatherings of people
32%
Use more disinfectants
30%
Avoid travel by airplane for holiday or leisure
32%
Wear a face mask
26%
Avoided purchasing food products from China
27%
Avoid buying other products made in China
21%
Avoid travel by airplane for business purpose
19%
Avoid shaking hands with others
19%
Avoid travel on subways or buses
18%
Avoid contact with people of Chinese origin or apperance
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Ipsos. (February 14, 2020). Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/
Ipsos. "Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?*." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/
Ipsos. (2020). Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/
Ipsos. "Which of The following Actions, If Any, Would You Consider Taking in The Future to Protect Yourself from The Coronavirus?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/
Ipsos, Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Which of the following actions, if any, would you consider taking in the future to protect yourself from the coronavirus?* [Graph], Ipsos, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104180/measures-taken-protect-aigainst-coronavirus-france/
