Great Britain: belief in the effectiveness of COVID measures 2020

As of October 2020, 87 percent of survey respondents in Great Britain believed that anyone who tests positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) self-isolating for fourteen days is effective in reducing the spread of the coronavirus. Furthermore, 82 percent of Brits believed the wearing of masks in shops and on public transport is effective in lowering the risk of coronavirus spreading. On the other hand, less than 30 percent of respondents thought that pubs and restaurants closing by 10 pm is an effective measure.
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Share of individuals who believe the following measures are or would be effective in reducing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Great Britain as of October 2020

Age group	Share of respondents
Having to self-isolate for 14 days after testing positive	87%
Encouraging people to work from home where possible	84%
Having to wear masks on public transport	82%
Having to wear masks in shops	82%
People having to keep 2 metres apart from those outside their household	78%
Only allowing people to leave their homes for essential shopping, exercise and work	67%
Not allowing people to meet with people outside their household indoors	66%
Closing universities	64%
Closing pubs	62%
Closing pubs and restaurants	60%
Only being allowed to meet in groups of up to 6	53%
Closing all non-essential shops	52%
Closing schools and nurseries	51%
Pubs and restaurants having to close by 10pm	27%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

October 19 to 20, 2020

Number of respondents

1,804 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB Adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was worded in the source as: "And looking at the same list of coronavirus measures, please say how effective or ineffective you think they are at reducing the spread of coronavirus."
Data shows combined 'Very effective' and 'Fairly effective' responses.

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