Question phrased by the source: "Q12. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - I am trying to avoid news about Coronavirus"
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Avoiding coronavirus news in the UK September 2020, by age
In a weekly survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in ****, ** percent of ** to 34-year-olds said they had avoided news about the coronavirus in the past week.
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Ofcom. (September 22, 2020). Would you say that you have avoided news about the coronavirus in the last week? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Would you say that you have avoided news about the coronavirus in the last week?." Chart. September 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2020). Would you say that you have avoided news about the coronavirus in the last week?. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Would You Say That You Have Avoided News about The Coronavirus in The Last Week?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 22 Sep 2020, /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Would you say that you have avoided news about the coronavirus in the last week? ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Would you say that you have avoided news about the coronavirus in the last week? [Graph], Ofcom, September 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1113751/avoiding-coronavirus-news-in-the-uk/