COVID-19 level of concern by generation worldwide 2020| ��ƽ��

Percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation

Characteristic	Not at all concerned	A little concerned	Quite concerned	Very concerned	Extremely concerned
Generation Z	6%	24%	23%	26%	21%
Millennials	6%	26%	27%	23%	18%
Generation X	8%	27%	24%	23%	18%
Baby Boomers	7%	23%	22%	27%	22%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March 5 to March 12, 2020

Number of respondents

12,845 respondents

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: How concerned are you about the coronavirus / COVID-19 situation globally?

Data comes from a GlobalWebIndex March 2020 custom recontact survey among 1,004 (Australia), 1,001 (Brazil), 1,003 (China), 1,016 (France), 1,010 (Germany), 1,010 (Italy), 1,079 (Japan), 1,008 (Philippines), 1,008 (Singapore), 573 (South Africa), 1,005 (Spain), 1,040 (UK) and 1,088 (USA) internet users aged 16-64.

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A recent poll shows that worldwide, the level of concern about the national-level coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is similar between generations. Less than 10 percent of all generations who responded are not concerned at all, while between 20-30 percent of each generation report being very concerned. This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who were concerned about the COVID-19 situation in their country as of March 12, 2020, by generation.

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