According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, 39 percent of male respondents thought that having a contact tracing app on their mobile phone to trace the spread of COVID-19 would be very effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, 40 percent of female respondents thought that contact tracing apps on their mobile phones would be somewhat effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender
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Morning Consult. (December 5, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Think Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Contact Tracing Apps Would Be Effective or Ineffective at Slowing The Spread of Covid-19 and Keeping People Safe as of December 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/
Morning Consult, Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/ (last visited March 04, 2025)
Share of U.S. adults who think COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing apps would be effective or ineffective at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe as of December 2020, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197077/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-gender/
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