Coronavirus outbreak concern by age U.S. 2020

In an October 2020 survey in the U.S., 51 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 years reported feeling very concerned about the coronavirus outbreak, while 64 percent of adults 65 years and older indicated feeling very concerned. This statistic shows the proportion of adults in the U.S. who were concerned about the new coronavirus outbreak as of October 2020, by age group.

Proportion of adults in the U.S. who were concerned about the new coronavirus outbreak as of October 2020, by age group

Characteristic	18 to 34 years	35 to 44 years	45 to 64 years	65 years and older
Very concerned	51%	59%	57%	64%
Somewhat concerned	30%	27%	29%	25%
Not very concerned	6%	6%	9%	8%
Not at all concerned	6%	6%	5%	3%
Don't know/no opinion	7%	2%	0%	0%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 29 to 31, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "As you may know, a new strain of a virus called coronavirus was identified by Chinese authorities in early January, and has spread around the world, infecting millions of individuals and killing hundreds of thousands of people globally. The World Health Organization declared this outbreak of the coronavirus is a pandemic, posing a risk to countries outside of China. President Trump declared a public health emergency in the United States shortly after.Based on what you know, how concerned are you about the outbreak of coronavirus?"

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