COVID-19 and social distancing length public opinion U.S. April 2020

A U.S. poll showed that 34 percent of respondents stated they could continue to follow social distancing and sheltering-in-place guidelines for more than 6 months. This statistic shows the length of time survey respondents thought they could follow strict social distancing and sheltering-in-place guidelines in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 in their community as of April 20, 2020.

Share of U.S. adults who said they could keep up social distancing and sheltering-in-place guidelines in response to COVID-19 for select amounts of time as of Apr. 20, 2020

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
More than 6 months	34%
4 to 6 months	10%
1 to 3 months	37%
Less than one month	14%
Not at all	3%
Don't know/other	3%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 15 to 20, 2020

Number of respondents

1,202 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Starting today, how much longer do you think you can follow strict social distancing and sheltering-in-place guidelines in order to limit the spread of coronavirus in your community?
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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