Epidemic concern level France 2005-2020

This statistic shows the percentage of French people being concerned about different epidemics between October 2005 and May 2020. In September 2009, only five percent of people stated being very concerned about the swine flu (H1N1), whereas in May 2020, approximately 30 percent of respondents said they were very concerned about the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in France.

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Share of French people being concerned about different epidemics between October 2005 and May 2020*

Characteristic	Total concerned	Rather concerned	Very concerned
Bird flu (Oct '05)	32%	27%	5%
Bird flu (Feb '06)	35%	29%	6%
Swine flu (Jul '09)	35%	27%	8%
Swine flu (Sep '09)	32%	27%	5%
Ebola (Oct 8-10, '14)	55%	40%	15%
Ebola (Oct 21-23, '14)	47%	35%	12%
Coronavirus (Jan 29-30, '20)	44%	34%	10%
Coronavirus (Mar 25, '20)	85%	50%	35%
Coronavirus (Apr 16, '20)	75%	46%	29%
Coronavirus (May 13, '20)	76%	46%	30%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

France

Survey time period

May 12-13, 2020

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vous personnellement, diriez-vous qu’aujourd’hui, vous êtes tout à fait inquiet, plutôt inquiet, plutôt pas inquiet ou pas du tout inquiet, pour vous et votre famille ?"

* The source adds the following information:

Survey carried out by Ifop for LSA from 27 to 28 October 2005 with a sample of 959 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Survey carried out by Ifop for the Journal du Dimanche from 23 to 24 February 2006 on a sample of 965 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Survey carried out by Ifop for Dimanche Ouest France from 30 to 31 July 2009 with a sample of 966 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Survey carried out by Ifop for Dimanche Ouest France from 17 to 18 September 2009 with a sample of 975 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Survey carried out by Ifop for DOF from 8 to 10 October 2014 with a sample of 977 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Survey carried out by Ifop for Dimanche Ouest France from 21 to 23 October 2014 on a sample of 1,001 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.
Ifop-Fiducial survey for CNews and Sud Radio carried out from 29 to 30 January 2020 on a sample of 1,000 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.

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