Italy: opinions on health measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) 2020

On March 10, 2020, 66 percent of Italians declared that the health measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) adopted by the Italian government were quite adequate. By contrast, only seven percent of the people interviewed considered the actions taken to prevent the spread of the virus totally inappropriate. When asked the same question on February 25, the share of people considering the measures adopted quite adequate amounted to 60 percent, while those considering them totally inappropriate added up to six percent.

What is your opinion about the health measures taken against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy?

Characteristic	Feb 4, 2020	Feb 25, 2020	Mar 10, 2020
They are totally adequate	27%	13%	12%
They are quite adequate	58%	60%	66%
They are quite inadequate	7%	19%	12%
They are totally inadequate	3%	6%	7%
I don't know	5%	2%	3%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

March 9 and 10, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The methodologies utilized for the present survey included CATI, CAMI and CAWI. This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Per quanto è a sua conoscenza, come valuta la risposta sanitaria italiana al Coronavirus? "

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