A recent poll shows that the most common change in behaviour in response to the coronavirus outbreak is to avoid crowded places, with 75 percent of respondents worldwide doing so. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents who have taken select measures because of the COVID-19 outbreak, worldwide as of March 12, 2020.
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Percentage of respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Avoid crowded places
75%
Avoided public transport
53%
Cancelled planned trips to another country
22%
Cancelled planned trips within your own country
35%
Changed the times at which you commute / travel
23%
Decided not to attend parties / social gatherings you were invited to
Original question: Have you done any of the following because of the coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak?
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 respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/
GWI. (2020). Percentage of respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/
GWI. "Percentage of Respondents Who Have Taken Select Measures in Response to The Covid-19 Outbreak Worldwide as of March 12, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/
GWI, Percentage of respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of respondents who have taken select measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as of March 12, 2020 [Graph], GWI, March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109423/covid-behavior-change-by-country-worldwide/
