The Public's Awareness Of and Concerns About Coronavirus

Table A.1: Demographic Characteristics
Age Gender Education Health status
Percent who say… Total 18–29 30–49 50–64 65+ Male Female High school or less Some college College+ Excellent/
Very good/
Good
Fair/
Poor
They have heard “a lot” about the recent outbreak 56% 49% 48% 63% 66% 53% 58% 49% 55% 66% 56% 54%
There have been cases of the Coronavirus diagnosed in the U.S. 87 80 87 90 89 87 86 82 86 94 88 85
They are very or somewhat concerned that they or someone in their family will get sick from the Coronavirus 43 34 40 46 54 39 47 53 39 34 39 60
They are very or somewhat concerned that the Coronavirus will have a negative impact on the U.S. economy 57 49 55 60 63 55 59 61 55 53 54 66
They are very or somewhat concerned that there will be a widespread outbreak of the Coronavirus in the U.S. 55 40 52 64 65 50 60 61 54 49 52 69
They have taken any individual actions (changed or cancelled travel or worn a protective mask) due to the Coronavirus 19 19 20 17 18 13 24 18 21 17 18 21
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