Wearing a face mask outside in the UK 2020/21| ��ƽ��

How often have you worn a face mask outside your home to protect yourself or others from coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Survey date	Not at all	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Always
Mar 30-Apr 5	80.6%	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%	7.8%
Apr 6-Apr 12	78.8%	3.9%	4.2%	3.5%	9.6%
Apr 13-Apr 19	75%	4.1%	5.3%	4.2%	11.4%
Apr 20-Apr 26	73.6%	5.2%	5.5%	5.2%	10.5%
Apr 27-May 3	73.5%	4.7%	5.4%	6.1%	10.3%
May 4-May 10	69.5%	5.8%	6.1%	5.3%	13.2%
May 11-May 17	63.3%	5.5%	8.6%	7.2%	15.4%
May 18-May 24	59.9%	6.6%	10.3%	8.5%	14.6%
May 25-May 31	59.7%	7.4%	9.8%	8.7%	14.4%
Jun 1-Jun 7	57.3%	6.7%	9%	9.8%	17.3%
Jun 8-Jun 14	53.5%	7.2%	12.5%	8.1%	18.7%
Jun 15-Jun 21	44.5%	6.2%	13.2%	12.6%	23.5%
Jun 22-Jun 28	50.5%	6.9%	10.8%	12.4%	19.3%
Jun 29-Jul 5	50.6%	7.7%	10.8%	14.4%	16.5%
Jul 6-Jul 12	43.7%	7.6%	11.8%	15.3%	21.6%
Jul 20-Jul 26	29%	5.7%	13%	20.1%	32.2%
Jul 27-Aug 2	15.5%	3.6%	7.8%	17.7%	55.3%
Aug 3-Aug 9	13.7%	3.4%	7.2%	17.4%	58.4%
Aug 10-Aug 16	15.5%	3.5%	5.8%	17.7%	57.4%
Aug 17-Aug 23	12.2%	3.7%	8.2%	18.8%	57.1%
Aug 24-Aug 30	11.6%	3.4%	6.4%	16.9%	61.7%
Aug 31-Sep 6	12.5%	2.9%	5%	15.3%	64.3%
Sep 7-Sep 13	11.3%	3%	5.9%	17.4%	62.4%
Sep 14-Sep 20	12.2%	2.5%	6.4%	14.7%	64.2%
Sep 21-Sep 27	13.4%	2.3%	5.6%	14.2%	64.5%
Sep 28-Oct 4	9.1%	2%	5%	12.9%	71.1%
Oct 12-Oct 18	11%	2.2%	4.7%	13.6%	68.5%
Oct 26-Nov 1	11.1%	2.2%	5.1%	13.6%	68.1%
Nov 9-Nov 15	9.4%	2.7%	5%	12.3%	70.6%
Dec 14-Dec 20	9.9%	2%	3.9%	12.4%	71.8%
Dec 28- Jan 3	11.1%	3.2%	4.9%	14.4%	66.4%

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Release date

January 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 30, 2020 to January 3, 2021

Number of respondents

Approx 1,000

Special properties

UK Adults

Method of interview

Online survey

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As of January 3, 2021. it was found that around 65 percent of survey respondents in the United Kingdom had been wearing a face mask outside to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus (COVID-19). The share of people wearing a mask in the UK has increased significantly since March, when only eight percent of respondents were always wearing a face mask outside, while according to the latest survey wave eleven percent reported never wearing a mask. Across the four countries of the UK, there hads been differing timings of regulations to make the wearing of face masks mandatory in public places. Compared to the UK, some other European countries introduced the wearing of face masks earlier into the pandemic.

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