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Covid-19:Perceptions of Contact Tracing Global Report

August 2020

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These graphs show the most popular sources of information on contact tracing and a country breakdown for select responses

What is the most common source of information on contact tracing?

61% of global respondents stated that they have heard about contact tracing on TV, making it the most popular source. Malaysia has the highest share of respondents who receive information on contact tracing from their health authorities while the Philippines has the highest share of respondents who heard about contact tracing from the World Health Organization (WHO).

From where have you heard about contact tracing? (%)

Share of those who answered ’Yes’ to ‘Health authorities’ in each country (%)

Global perceptions of contact tracing

Share of those who answered ’Yes’ to ‘World Health Organization (WHO)’ in each country (%)

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India is representative of the ‘urban online population'. All other countries, areas or territories are representative of the national population

61%

46%

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TV Social media Newspapers Healthauthorities

Radio World HealthOrganisation

(WHO)

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A communityhealth worker

My doctor Other healthor clinic staff

such as areceptionist

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you

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These graphs show awareness of contact tracing globally and by country

How much do people know about contact tracing and how likely would they be to participate?

How much do you know about…? (%)

Over 70% of global respondents stated they know about contact tracing, with only 7% stating they had not heard of it. 22% of respondents stated they knew a lot about mobile phone contact tracing apps and 11% stated they had not heard of it. Vietnam has the highest share of respondents who have heard a lot about contact tracing while Indonesia has the highest share of those who have not heard about it at all.

Share of respondents who answered they know ‘a lot’ about contact tracing for COVID-19 by country (%)

27%22%

46%

42%

20%

25%

7%11%

Contact tracing for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Contact tracing apps for mobile phones?27%22%

46%

42%

20%

25%

7% 11%

Contact tracing for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Contact tracing apps for mobile phones?

A lot A little Heard of it, don't know anything Not heard of it


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Share of respondents who answered they have not heard of contact tracing for COVID-19 by country (%)




These graphs show the likelihood of people to participate in contact tracing if contacted through phone calls, mobile phone apps

or in-person interviews

What method of contact tracing are people likely to participate in?

Close to 60% of global respondents stated they are very or quite likely to participate in contact tracing if they were contacted through phone calls, using a mobile app or in-person interviews. 32% or fewer of the respondents were not very likely or not at all likely to participate in contact tracing regardless of the method used.

How likely or not would you be to participate in contact tracing if contacts were…? (%)

11% 11% 13%

15% 16%19%

12% 12%

12%

32% 32%31%

31% 29%26%

Traced through an app on yourmobile phone

Traced through phone calls Through in-person interviews

Not at all likely Not very likely Not sure Quite likely Very likely




These graphs shows how willing people are to share their contact information if they are contacted or if they test positive for

COVID-19

How willing are people to share information on their contacts?

If you tested positive for COVID-19 and are asked to share with health authorities the names of people you had been in contact with, would you share the names of all the people? (%)

If you were contacted, would you be willing to provide contact information? (%)

Nearly 3 in 4 respondents (73%) are willing to provide contact information for contact tracing. 83% of respondents reported willingness to share the names of people they had been in contact with if they test positive for COVID-19. France has the highest share of respondents who are not willing to provide contact information and Brazil has the highest share of respondents who are not willing provide names of contacts if they test positive for COVID-19.

9%

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Share of ‘No’ responses to ‘If you were contacted, would you be willing to provide contact information’ by country (%)

Share of ‘No’ responses to ‘If you tested positive for COVID-19 and are asked to share with health authorities the names of people you had been in contact with, would you share the names of all the people?’ by country (%)

9%7%

83%

15%

12%

73%




These graphs show reasons why respondents do not want to share their contact information and the country breakdown of the

most common reasons

Why are people unwilling to share their contact information?

What is the main reason for NOT wanting to provide contact information? (%)

The main reason for not wanting to provide contact information is due to fears of government tracking. The United States has the highest share of respondents stating this reason (47%). The second most common reason is due to fears of technology companies tracking them. Mexico has the highest share of respondents stating this reason. The third most common reason is that respondents believe contact tracing does not help with the fight against COVID-19, with the Netherlands having the highest share of this response (25%).

Share of respondents who answered, ‘I would not want the government to track me’ (%)

30%

25%

15% 15%

9% 7%

I would not want thegovernment to track me

I would not want technologycompanies to track me

It does not help the fightagainst Covid-19

Don't know I cannot be infected withCoronavirus (COVID-19)

Other


Share of respondents who answered, ‘I would not want the technology companies to track me’ (%)

Share of respondents who answered, ‘It does not help the fight against COVID-19’ (%)

17%

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It does not help the fight against COVID-19



These graphs show contact tracing-related topics that people would want more information on and the country breakdown of

the most popular response

What contact tracing-related topic do people want more information on?

Which, if any, of the following topics related to contact tracing would you like to receive more information about? (%)

42% of global respondents would like more information on COVID-19 testing, followed closely by information on the individual’s data after being traced. The Philippines has the highest share of respondents who reported wanting more information on the topics of COVID-19 testing and their data once they have been traced.

Share of respondents who answered ‘Yes’ to ‘COVID-19 testing’ by country (%)


25%

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Share of respondents who answered ‘Yes’ to ‘What happens to my data after being traced’ by country (%)


42% 41% 39% 38% 37%32%

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COVID-19 testing What happens to mydata after being

traced

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provide contact

details about them

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after I provide

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These graphs show who people would trust to conduct their contact tracing interviews and the country breakdown of the most

popular responses

Who do people trust to carry out their contact tracing interview?

Which, if any, of the following would you trust to conduct contact tracing interviews? (%)

57% of respondents would trust their doctor to conduct their contact tracing interview; 49% would trust a health or social worker sent by an international health organization. 11% of respondents do not trust anyone to conduct their contact tracing interview. Malaysia has the highest share of respondents who trust their government to conduct contact tracing interviews, while the Philippines has the highest share of those who trust international organizations to conduct the same interviews.

Share of respondents who answered, ‘Yes’ to ‘Health or social worker sent by the government’ by country (%)


28%

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Vietnam

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Australia

Malaysia

Share of respondents who answered, ‘Yes’ to ‘Health or social worker sent by international organizations’ by country (%)

26%

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57%

49%41%

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Your doctor Health or socialworkers sent by the

government

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international healthorganisations

Health or socialworkers sent by non-

governmentorganisations

People in your localcommunity

Volunteers None of the above



These graphs show main reasons why people do not want to share the names of their contacts and the country breakdown of

the most common reason

Why might people not want to share the names of their contacts?

Why might you not share the names of all people you have been in contact with? (%)

27% of people do not want to share information on their contacts for reasons they prefer not to disclose. 22% of respondents would prefer to make the contact themselves, with France and Mexico having the highest share of these respondents. 22% stated that they do not trust the authorities.


Share of respondents who answered ‘I could contact them myself’ by country (%)


5%

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Philippines

Thailand

India

Indonesia

Japan

Brazil

Spain

Norway

Germany

Italy

Malaysia

Australia

Vietnam

United States

Finland

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Mexico

France

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Malaysia

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Thailand

Philippines

Brazil

India

Indonesia

Finland

Norway

Spain

Australia

Italy

Netherlands

Germany

United States

United Kingdom

Mexico

France

Share of respondents who answered ‘I do not trust the authorities’ by country (%)

27%

22% 22% 22%19%

15% 15% 13%

9%

5%

Prefer not to say I could contactthem myself

I would causeinconvenience forthe people whose

names I share

I do not trustauthorities

I believe peoplewould blame mefor having shared

their name

My family andfriends would

expect me not toshare names

I believe this couldresult in loss of

income for thosepeople due to

quarantine

Contact tracingwould not help

stop the spread ofcoronavirus(COVID-19)

I do not wantothers to know Itested positive

Other reasons



This table shows the countries included in this report and the dates of the survey

Countries included in this report

This report looks at globally aggregated data from the most recent survey for each country. The table below indicates these dates and the number of respondents per country

Country Survey date Number of ParticipantsAustralia 6th August – 10th August 1003Brazil 6th August – 10th August 1003Finland 6th August – 11th August 1008France 5th August – 10th August 1128Germany 6th August – 9th August 1005India 6th August – 10th August 1033Indonesia 6th August – 10th August 1015Italy 6th August – 9th August 1000Japan 7th August – 8th August 509Malaysia 6th August – 10th August 1018Mexico 6th August – 11th August 1002Netherlands 7th August – 10th August 507Norway 6th August – 11th August 1000Philippines 6th August – 11th August 1005Spain 6th August – 9th August 1001Thailand 6th August – 11th August 1003United Kingdom 5th August – 10th August 1056United States 6th August – 10th August 1070Vietnam 6th August – 10th August 1002




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About this report

Led by Imperial College London’s Institute

of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) and

YouGov

Research contributors Realised by Supporters

Professor John F. Helliwell

Co-editor, World Happiness Report

Vancouver School of Economics at the

University of British Columbia, Research

Associate of the NBER and Distinguished

Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced

Research

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs


Director of the Center for Sustainable

Development at Columbia University Director

of the UN Sustainable

Development Solutions Network and SDG

Advocate under Secretary-General António

Guterres

Professor the Lord Richard Layard


Founder-Director of the Centre for Economics

Performance at the London School of

Economics

Co-founder of Action for Happiness

Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve


Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre at

University of Oxford

KSI Fellow and Vice-Principal of Harris

Manchester College

Contributors to the Imperial College London -

YouGov survey include: Professor Helen Ward,

Dr. Christina J. Atchinson, Dr. Benjamin C.

Lambert, and Gavin Ellison

The Imperial College London - YouGov team

wishes to express their grateful support to

Stephan Shakespeare, Marcus Roberts, Alex

MacIntosh, Chris Curtis, Eir Nolsoe, Sharon

Paculor, Lenny Naar, Alice Blencowe, Steve

Adams from Visual DJ Ltd. and volunteers from

Made by Many: Rebecca Foy, Anna Pagan,

Gareth Cozens, Callum Jefferies, Neethu

Mathew, Micha Nicheva, Kristof Goossens

This research is made possible by generous

support for the public good

from YouGov Plc.

The Imperial College London - YouGov team

gratefully acknowledges the kind support of

Edelman Intelligence for their global social

listening contribution

Professor the Lord Ara

Darzi of Denham

Co-Director, IGHI

Melanie Leis

Director, Big Data

and Analytical Unit (BDAU), IGHI

Gianluca Fontana

Operations Director

and Senior Policy Fellow, IGHI

Dr Hutan Ashrafian

Scientific Advisor, IGHI

Dr David Nabarro

Co-Director, IGHI

Special Envoy of WHO Director

General on COVID-19

Sarah P. Jones

Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Surgery &

Cancer Research Postgraduate

Dr Manar Shafat

Contributor, BDAU

Dr Roberto Fernandez Crespo

Analytics Fellow, BDAU


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CovidDataHub.com

GitHub site

For more behavioural data on a global

level, visit coviddatahub.com to explore

our interactive charts


The CovidDataHub.com project is a joint collaboration between the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London and YouGov Plc to gather global insights on people's behaviours and life satisfaction in response to COVID-19. The research covers 29 countries, interviewing up to 30,000 people each week. This report is designed to provide behavioural analysis on how different populations are responding to the pandemic, helping public health bodies in their efforts to limit the impact of the disease. Anonymised respondent level data is generously made available for all public health and academic institutions globally by YouGov Plc at our GitHub site (https:/github.com/YouGov-Data/covid-19-tracker).


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