In light of the spreading novel coronavirus, this survey conducted on March 5, 2020 shows the reactions of French people to coronavirus related situations. Thus, 96 percent of French people stated not kissing strangers to introduce themselves or to greet them.
Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Don't kiss strangers to introduce yourself or greet them
96%
Do not shake hands with strangers to introduce yourself or greet them
89%
Keep a minimum distance from people who seem sick to you
82%
Do not shake hands with people you know (e.g. relatives, friends, colleagues)
74%
Do not kiss people you know (e.g. relatives, friends, colleagues)
69%
Wear a mask when going to public places (e.g. transport, street)
12%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents96%96%89%89%82%82%74%74%69%69%12%12%Don't kiss strangers to introduceyourself or greet themDo not shake hands withstrangers to introduce yourselfor greet themKeep a minimum distance frompeople who seem sick to youDo not shake hands with peopleyou know (e.g. relatives, friends,colleagues)Do not kiss people you know(e.g. relatives, friends,colleagues)Wear a mask when going topublic places (e.g. transport,street)
0%20%40%60%80%100%120%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Actuellement, lorsque vous vous retrouvez dans les situations ou face aux situations suivantes, est ce qu’il vous arrive de … ?"
Statista has been my savior on several occasions.
The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can
go right into a report or presentation.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
IFOP. (March 9, 2020). Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/
IFOP. "Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?*." Chart. March 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/
IFOP. (2020). Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/
IFOP. "Currently, When You Find Yourself in Situations or in The following Situations, Do You Happen to ...?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/
IFOP, Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/ (last visited February 17, 2025)
Currently, when you find yourself in situations or in the following situations, do you happen to ...?* [Graph], IFOP, March 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104252/coronavirus-preventive-reactions-adopted-france/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.