U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020
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According to a April 2020 survey of adults in the United States, only ** percent of respondents believed that if the government were to track the location of Americans using their cellphones, it would help a lot in limiting the spread of coronavirus. However, ** percent of respondents believed it would not make much of a difference.
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Pew Research Center. (April 16, 2020). U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. "U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 ." Chart. April 16, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. (2020). U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. "U.S Adults Who Say That If The Government Tracked People’s Locations through Their Cellphone during The Coronavirus Outbreak It Would Help in Limiting The Spread of The Virus as of April 2020 ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Apr 2020, /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center, U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
