As of May 2021, more than eight out of ten Brazilians were afraid of getting infected with COVID-19, according to a survey. Nearly half of Brazilian respondents were very afraid of getting infected, up from 36 percent in March of the previous year. At that point in time, three percent of people surveyed had already been infected with the coronavirus.
Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021
* Number of respondents for the survey period of May 11 and 12, 2021.
Specific survey dates are as follows:
2020: March 18 to 20, April 1 to 3, May 25 and 26, June 23 and 24, August 11 and 12, December 8 to 10.
2021: January 20 and 21, March 15 and 16, May 11 and 12.
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Folha. (May 17, 2021). Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. "Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. (2021). Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. "Share of Population Afraid of Getting Infected with The Coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha, Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Share of population afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus in Brazil from March 2020 to May 2021 [Graph], Folha, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184988/public-opinion-fear-infection-coronavirus-brazil/
