MENA: opinion on increased activity since the coronavirus outbreak by country 2020

As of March 2020, 88 percent of respondents from Lebanon were spending more time at home since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). At the same time, 30 percent of the respondents from Egypt are getting more food and groceries delivered to their homes.

Opinion on increased activity since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country

Activity	Spending more time at home	Having food or groceries delivered home
Saudi Arabia	68%	28%
Egypt	68%	30%
United Arab Emirates	68%	29%
Morocco	70%	18%
Jordan	71%	16%
Lebanon	88%	25%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA

Survey time period

March 20 to 23, 2020

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Special properties

general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Thinking now about your day to day activities, would you say you are doing each of the following more frequently or less frequently compared to one month ago?" - More frequently

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