As of April 2020, 90 percent of UK citizens surveyed believed social distancing measures were necessary during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, while 89 percent of respondents thought that it was necessary to prevent flights coming into the UK from virus hotspots. Although less than two-thirds of respondents thought that closing schools was important in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary?
Characteristic
Necessary
Unnecessary
Social distancing measures (e.g closing public places unless they can guarantee a 2 meter distance between people
90%
3%
Preventing flights from virus hotspots arrving in the UK
89%
4%
Requiring workplaces to facilitate working from home where possible
Table shows sum of 'highly necessary' and 'somewhat necessary' responses for necessary data, and sum of 'highly unnecessary' and 'somewhat unnecessary' for unnecessary data.
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Opinium. (April 26, 2020). To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/
Opinium. "To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary?." Chart. April 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/
Opinium. (2020). To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/
Opinium. "To What Extent Do You Think The following Measures in Response to Coronavirus Are Necessary or Unnecessary?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/
Opinium, To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
To what extent do you think the following measures in response to coronavirus are necessary or unnecessary? [Graph], Opinium, April 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113417/opinion-on-necessary-measures-during-coronavirus/
