According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, 54 percent of respondents trusted researchers at universities to build an effective tool to track people's locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, 53 percent of respondents trusted federal agencies to do so.
Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020
Original question: "How much would you trust each of the following to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus)? Large technology companies, researchers at universities, Federal agencies, such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Health and Human Services"
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Morning Consult. (April 27, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 ." Chart. April 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Trust Selected Entities to Build An Effective Tool to Track People’s Locations to Combat The Spread of The Coronavirus Pandemic as of December 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult, Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of U.S. adults who trust selected entities to build an effective tool to track people’s locations to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, April 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117029/location-tracking-tool-trust-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/