According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, 31 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 thought that 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. Only eight percent of respondents in the same age group thought that contact tracing apps on their mobile phones would be very ineffective 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 age group
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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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/
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 age group." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/
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 age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/
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 Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/
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 age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
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 age group [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197127/adults-us-effectiveness-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus-age/