According to a survey carried in Great Britain in April 2020, 30 percent of Brits thought that the government should have reopening schools as the top priority when it starts to gradually loosen restrictions, while 19 percent want the government to encourage non-essential workers to go back to work as the top priority.
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If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be?
Characteristic
1 – Lowest priority
2
3
4
5 – Top priority
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Reopening schools
6%
8%
23%
29%
30%
5%
Encouraging non-essential workers to go back to work
6%
12%
31%
28%
19%
4%
Allowing people to exercise more than once a day
15%
18%
26%
22%
14%
5%
Reopening shops that do not sell essential items (e.g. clothes stores or hairdressers)
10%
16%
37%
25%
9%
4%
Allowing people to meet in small groups
17%
23%
30%
18%
7%
5%
Reopening pubs, bars, and restaurants
26%
26%
28%
12%
4%
4%
Allowing people from other countries to travel to the UK
58%
21%
11%
3%
2%
5%
Allowing large events (such as sports games, or festivals)
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YouGov. (April 21, 2020). If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be? ." Chart. April 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/
YouGov. (2020). If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "If The Government Does Start to Gradually Loosen Restrictions, How Big a Priority Do You Think Each of The following Should Be? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/
YouGov, If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
If the government does start to gradually loosen restrictions, how big a priority do you think each of the following should be? [Graph], YouGov, April 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113581/opinion-on-priority-areas-coming-out-of-lockdown-in-great-britain/
