Original question: Which of the following best describes your current behavior? I am not going to public places or interacting in-person, but I am socializing with friends and family virtually
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Effect of COVID-19 on virtual socializing in the U.S. 2020, by gender
Many Americans are currently staying at home in order to flatten the curve of COVID-19 spread. As the majority of adults in the United States has stopped going to public places and meeting in-person during the coronavirus pandemic, many have taken to socializing online. Overall, ** percent of adults in the United States have socialized virtually with friends and family. Women were more likely than men to socialize digitally.
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Morning Consult. (March 27, 2020). Share of adults who socialize with friends and family virtually during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of March 26, 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who socialize with friends and family virtually during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of March 26, 2020, by gender." Chart. March 27, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of adults who socialize with friends and family virtually during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of March 26, 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Socialize with Friends and Family Virtually during The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States as of March 26, 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Mar 2020, /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who socialize with friends and family virtually during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of March 26, 2020, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of adults who socialize with friends and family virtually during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of March 26, 2020, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1108550/virtual-socializing-with-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-usa-gender/
