According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only 7 percent of respondents aged 65 and older were using a contact tracing app on their mobile phone to trace the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, 20 percent of respondents aged 35 to 44 years reported that they were also using contact tracing apps on their mobile phones to trace the spread of COVID-19.
Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group
Original question: "As you may know, there are now contact tracing apps that combine user-submitted COVID-19 (coronavirus) test results and location data to trace the spread of the virus. Are you currently using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on your mobile phone, including those built-in to your smartphone or those you downloaded from government entities?"
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Morning Consult. (December 5, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Use a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Contact Tracing App on Their Mobile Phone as of December 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/
Morning Consult, Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who use a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196917/adults-us-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-mobile-phone-age/
