A U.S. poll shows that 80 percent of respondents agreed with strict shelter-in-place measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak as of April 20, 2020. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who say shelter-in-place measures are worth it in order to protect people and limit the spread of COVID-19, versus the percentage who say the measures are placing unnecessary burdens on people and the economy and are causing more harm than good, as of April 20, 2020.
Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it
80%
Strict shelter-in-place measures are causing more harm than good
Original question: Which comes closer to your view: OPTION A:Strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it in order to protect people and limit the spread of coronavirus, or OPTION B:Strict shelter-in-place measures are placing unnecessary burdens on people and the economy and are causing more harm than good.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 24, 2020). Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Respondents Who Say Strict Shelter-in-place Measures Are worth It to Protect People during The Covid-19 Outbreak, as of April 20, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. respondents who say strict shelter-in-place measures are worth it to protect people during the COVID-19 outbreak, as of April 20, 2020 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113237/covid-us-opinion-shelterinplace-agreement/
