According to a survey carried out in Great Britain in April 2020, 48 percent of Brits felt that it would be fair and the right thing to do if the government loosened lockdown restrictions for people who work for the NHS before they do so for the general population, while 13 percent feel it would be fair but it is wrong thing to do. However, 30 percent of the Brits thought it would be unfair and not right to loosen restrictions for people under 40 before the general population.
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How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population?
Characteristic
This would be fair and is the right thing to do
This would be unfair but it is the right thing to do
This would be fair but it is the wrong thing to do
This would be unfair and it is the wrong thing to do
Don’t know
People who work for the NHS
48%
8%
13%
11%
19%
People who have already had Coronavirus
39%
13%
12%
12%
24%
People who live in parts of the country where there have been fewer cases
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YouGov. (April 21, 2020). How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population?." Chart. April 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/
YouGov. (2020). How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "How Would You Feel about The Government Loosening Restrictions on The following Groups, before They Do so for The General Population?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/
YouGov, How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
How would you feel about the government loosening restrictions on the following groups, before they do so for the general population? [Graph], YouGov, April 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113568/opinion-on-easing-lockdown-for-selected-groups-in-great-britain/
