Caregivers' concerns regarding COVID-19 infection risk U.S. 2020

In September 2020, around 44 percent of U.S. caregivers reported that they were extremely/very concerned about the risk of COVID-19 to the person they cared for, compared to just 28 percent who reported that they were extremely/very concerned about their own COVID-19 risk. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. caregivers concerned about COVID-19 risk to themselves or the person they care for, as of September 2020.

Percentage of U.S. caregivers concerned about COVID-19 risk to themselves or the person they care for, as of September 2020

Characteristic	Extremely/Very concerned	Moderately concerned	Only a little/Not at all concerned
Your own risk	28%	26%	46%
The risk of the person you care for	44%	27%	29%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From August 27 to September 14, 2020

Number of respondents

1,893 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Thinking about each of the following, how concerned are you about providing in-person care during the COVID-19 outbreak when it comes to...?

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