Opinion on contact tracing apps during the COVID-19 crisis UK 2020

During a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) on May 1st, 2020, almost two-thirds of the respondents said they supported the introduction of a contact-tracing app in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, with 28 percent strongly supporting it.

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To what extent do you support or oppose the introduction of a contact-tracing app in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic?

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 27-28, 2020

Number of respondents

1,006 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question phrased by the source: "Q11. Smartphone software called 'contact-tracing' is being developed to alert users when someone they were recently close to becomes infected with COVID-19. will be processed, who will own the information, and how long it will be kept for. To what extent do you support or oppose the introduction of a contact-tracing app in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic?"

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