According to the source, up to three times more Poles between the ages of 18 and 65 may have COVID-19 in 2020. Four out of 10 respondents did not test for COVID-19 because they felt they did not have symptoms severe enough to go to a doctor. In contrast, for nearly one in three Poles, the reason for not taking a COVID-19 test was not being recommended by a doctor.
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Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I have not had symptoms severe enough to require a medical consult
44%
Doctor did not order a test
30%
I could not get to a doctor
12%
I was afraid of quarantine, being checked by the police, etc.
10%
Another person in the family had COVID-19 and there was a test done so I decided I didn't need to get tested anymore because I knew what the disease was
12%
I was afraid that the test might confirm that it was COVID-19
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ARC Rynek i Opinia. (December 28, 2020). Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. "Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020." Chart. December 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. (2020). Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. "Reasons for Not Testing for Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Poland in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia, Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Reasons for not testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2020 [Graph], ARC Rynek i Opinia, December 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199356/poland-reasons-for-not-testing-for-covid-19/
