KFF polled a nationally representative sample of 1,207 adults from Feb. 13-18, assessing their knowledge of and concern over the coronavirus outbreak.
Four survey findings:
1. Fifty-six percent of respondents said they have read or heard a lot about the outbreak.
2. Fifty-five percent were concerned there will be a widespread coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and 57 percent are very or somewhat concerned it will hurt the economy.
3. Fifty-six percent of Americans said they were “not too concerned” or “not at all concerned” that they or a loved one would get sick from coronavirus.
4. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they felt the government was doing enough to control the spread of coronavirus in the U.S.
To view the full survey, click here.
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