As of July 13, 2022, 76 percent of Malaysian respondents stated that they feared contracting the novel coronavirus and the infection caused by it, COVID-19. Malaysia has seen a decrease in the number of new cases each day, but still expects an increase due to the highly-contagious Omicron variant.
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Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
July 13, 2022
76%
June 15, 2022
74%
May 11, 2022
67%
Apr 14, 2022
68%
Mar 20, 2022
74%
Jan 26, 2022
81%
Jan 12, 2022
81%
Dec 29, 2021
83%
Dec 15, 2021
81%
Dec 1, 2021
84%
Nov 17, 2021
83%
Nov 3, 2021
83%
Oct 24, 2021
83%
Oct 10, 2021
83%
Sept 26, 2021
82%
Sept 12, 2021
84%
Aug 25, 2021
85%
Aug 11, 2021
88%
Jul 28, 2021
86%
Jul 18, 2021
85%
Jul 4, 2021
84%
Jun 20, 2021
84%
Jun 6, 2021
85%
May 23, 2021
85%
May 9, 2021
85%
Apr 25, 2021
84%
Apr 11, 2021
84%
Mar 28, 2021
83%
Mar 14, 2021
85%
Feb 28, 2021
84%
Feb 14, 2021
86%
Jan 31, 2021
88%
Jan 17, 2021
88%
Jan 3, 2021
84%
Dec 20, 2020
85%
Dec 6, 2020
87%
Nov 22, 2020
86%
Nov 8, 2020
88%
Oct 25, 2020
89%
Oct 11, 2020
89%
Sep 27, 2020
85%
Sep 20, 2020
79%
Sep 13, 2020
86%
Aug 30, 2020
87%
Aug 20, 2020
80%
Aug 16, 2020
87%
Aug 7, 2020
82%
Aug 2, 2020
84%
Jul 22, 2020
81%
Jul 19, 2020
83%
Jul 9, 2020
80%
Jul 5, 2020
86%
Jun 25, 2020
80%
Jun 21, 2020
86%
Jun 9, 2020
78%
Jun 7, 2020
85%
May 29, 2020
81%
May 24, 2020
88%
May 13, 2020
79%
May 3, 2020
85%
Apr 26, 2020
87%
Apr 19, 2020
85%
Apr 12, 2020
86%
Apr 5, 2020
89%
Mar 29, 2020
90%
Mar 22, 2020
90%
Mar 15, 2020
83%
Mar 8, 2020
83%
Mar 1, 2020
81%
Feb 23, 2020
80%
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YouGov. (March 8, 2023). Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/
YouGov. "Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022." Chart. March 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/
YouGov. (2023). Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/
YouGov. "Share of Respondents Population Who Feared Contracting Covid-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/
YouGov, Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of respondents population who feared contracting COVID-19 in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 [Graph], YouGov, March 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110174/malaysia-fear-of-catching-covid-19/
