According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, 47 percent of respondents reported that a major reason they were not using a contact tracing app on their mobile phone to trace the spread of COVID-19, was because they were concerned about third-party groups having their private health data and location. Additionally, only 11 percent of respondents reported a major reason for not using such apps was because they would rather not know if they had potentially been exposed to the virus.
Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020
Characteristic
Major reason
Minor reason
Not a reason at all
I’m concerned about third-party groups having my private health data and location
47%
23%
30%
I didn’t know the technology was available
24%
23%
53%
I don’t understand the exposure notification system
22%
24%
54%
I don’t want to disrupt my life further with notifications of potential COVID-19 exposures
20%
25%
55%
I don’t believe the virus is as big of a threat as it’s said to be
17%
16%
67%
I would rather not know if I have potentially been exposed
respondents not using a COVID-19 contact tracing app
Supplementary notes
Original question: "To what extent are the following a reason why you are not currently using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) exposure tracing app, or are they not a reason at all? I’m concerned about third-party groups having my private health data and location; I don’t believe the virus is as big of a threat as it’s been said to be; I don’t understand the exposure notification system, including who operates it or why it’s needed; I didn't know the technology was available; I would rather not know if I have potentially been exposed; I don’t want to disrupt my life further with notifications of potential COVID-19 exposures"
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Morning Consult. (December 5, 2020). Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/
Morning Consult. "Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/
Morning Consult. (2020). Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/
Morning Consult. "Main Reasons Why Adults in The United States Are Not Using a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Contact Tracing App on Their Mobile Phone as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/
Morning Consult, Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Main reasons why adults in the United States are not using a COVID-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing app on their mobile phone as of December 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197325/adults-us-reasons-not-using-contact-tracing-app-coronavirus/
