A recent poll shows that worldwide, the level of concern about the national-level coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is similar between generations. Less than 10 percent of all generations who responded are not concerned at all, while between 20-30 percent of each generation report being very concerned. This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation.
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Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation
Characteristic
Not at all concerned
A little concerned
Quite concerned
Very concerned
Extremely concerned
Generation Z
6%
24%
23%
26%
21%
Millennials
6%
26%
27%
23%
18%
Generation X
8%
27%
24%
23%
18%
Baby Boomers
7%
23%
22%
27%
22%
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Original question: How concerned are you about the coronavirus / COVID-19 situation globally?
Data comes from a GlobalWebIndex March 2020 custom recontact survey among 1,004 (Australia), 1,001 (Brazil), 1,003 (China), 1,016 (France), 1,010 (Germany), 1,010 (Italy), 1,079 (Japan), 1,008 (Philippines), 1,008 (Singapore), 573 (South Africa), 1,005 (Spain), 1,040 (UK) and 1,088 (USA) internet users aged 16-64.
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GWI. (March 12, 2020). Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/
GWI. (2020). Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of Adults Worldwide Who Were Concerned about The Covid-19 Situation in Their Country as of March 12, 2020, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/
GWI, Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation [Graph], GWI, March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109167/covid-concern-by-generation-worldwide/
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