Sixty percent of New York State residents believe their chances of catching the coronavirus are low or very low, while a total of 85% believe they know or know a lot about Covid-19 … As the United States takes steps to stem the epidemic, a poll shows the ignorance of New Yorkers.
-1584451997.jpg "Coronavirus: the unlikely reaction of New Yorkers to the epidemic")
- A survey was conducted on New York residents’ perception of the seriousness of the Covid-19 epidemic
- The answers show a strong under-information on the health reality
- 30% of respondents say they share information on social networks without having verified it
Despite the multiplication of measures to deal with Covid-19, the inhabitants of New York State suffer from an undeniable lack of information about the coronavirus. For good reason: 60% of people questioned as part of the survey conducted from March 13 to 15 by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy believe that their chances of being affected by the epidemic are low or very low.
Similarly, although 55% of respondents live in a household with one or more members over the age of sixty – the group at greatest risk from Covid-19 – only 27% of respondents believe they live with someone who would have a high chance of getting sick.
34% of New Yorkers think they know a lot about the coronavirus
Nevertheless, 51% of New Yorkers believe they know something about the coronavirus, while 34% say they even know a lot about it.
Television news is the most reliable source for 29% of respondents, while 26% of respondents place Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on your mind. Come next the world health organization (13%), social networks (7%), statements by Donald Trump (7%), the written press (7%), and the friendly circle (5%).
30% of respondents shared information without knowing its veracity
While 51% of respondents disseminate information about Covid-19 on social networks at least once a day, 30% of respondents admit having shared information without knowing if it was accurate.
Yet despite their lack of knowledge of the coronavirus, the majority of respondents in the poll believe that the measures taken in the United States are useful in stemming the virus. Thus, 68% of respondents are in favor of the closure of schools and universities, 69% are in favor of limiting travel to and from certain countries, and 71% are in favor of two weeks of quarantine for people exposed to the virus. Covid-19.
The majority of respondents comply with the main precautionary recommendation
Similarly, 88% of New Yorkers follow the recommendation to wash their hands more frequently. Also, in recent weeks, 64% of respondents have refused to shake hands or kiss other people and 57% have stayed at home instead of going to the cinema or to a restaurant.
Finally, 39% of respondents did not go to work, 40% changed their travel plans, and 24% of respondents did not go to an event they had paid for due to concerns about the coronavirus.
.
-1584451997.jpg&description=Coronavirus%3A+the+unlikely+reaction+of+New+Yorkers+to+the+epidemic){kind=link}