Younger adults are less concerned than older adults that they will get COVID-19 and require hospitalization. Around 39 percent of 18-29 year-old respondents reported they were very or somewhat concerned, whereas 62 percent of 65+ respondents felt the same. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents who were very or somewhat concerned about getting COVID-19 and requiring hospitalization in the U.S. as of April 12, 2020, by age group.
Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age
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Pew Research Center. (April 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age." Chart. April 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Were Concerned about Being Hospitalized Due to Covid-19, as of April 12, 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112302/concern-covid-hospitalization-by-age/
