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
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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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 24, 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 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "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." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "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." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/
Kaiser Family Foundation, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
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 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113250/covid-us-opinion-distancing-length/
