According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, 52 percent of respondents trusted researchers at universities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the coronavirus pandemic protected and secure. Additionally, 50 percent of respondents trusted federal agencies to do so. Only 38 percent of respondents trusted tech companies to fully ensure data security for coronavirus tracing data.
Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020
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Original question: "And how much would you trust each of the following to keep the data collected about you to better track the spread of the COVID-19
pandemic (coronavirus), including health information and location data, protected and secure? 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. (December 5, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Trust Select Entities to Keep The Data Collected about Them to Better Track The Spread of The Covid-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus) Protected and Secure as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/
Morning Consult, Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who trust select entities to keep the data collected about them to better track the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) protected and secure as of December 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117062/adults-trust-keeping-data-us-select-entities-coronavirus-spread/