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64

39

20

23

25

23

13

37

57

flu coronavirus cancer

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Figures given in percentages

Basis: 483–506 participants

Perceived effects on your own healthAssuming you have one of the following diseases: How large or small do you consider the health effects of this to be for you personally?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very small’ to 5 ‘very large’)

(very) large

medium

(very) small


Basis: 151–175 participants in corresponding age group

8

15

14

28

33

50

67

59

45


Perceived effects on your own health – age groupsAssuming you have one of the following diseases: How large or small do you consider the health effects of this to be for you personally?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very small’ to 5 ‘very large’) – Shown: response category ‘(very) large’ (values 4 + 5)

14 to 39 years

40 to 59 years

60 years and over

flu coronavirus cancer




1816

1311 11

810

13 13

3734

40

26

33

29 2826

37

60 59 58

52

62

53

60

56 57

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

24 Mar 31 Mar 07 Apr 14 Apr 21 Apr 28 Apr 05 May 12 May 19 May 26 May

cancer

flu

coronavirus

Perceived effects on your own health – over timeAssuming you have one of the following diseases: How large or small do you consider the health effects of this to be for you personally?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very small’ to 5 ‘very large’) – Shown: response category ‘(very) large’ (values 4 + 5)

13

21

65

(very) bad

(very) good

medium


Basis: 507 participants


Perceived informedness about what is happeningHow well or badly do you feel informed about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? (Response scale: 1 ‘very bad’ to 5 ‘very good’)

11

11

18

23

20

22

66

69

60




(very) goodmedium(very) bad

14 to 39 years

40 to 59 years

60 years and over

Perceived informedness about what is happening – age groupsHow well or badly do you feel informed about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? (Response scale: 1 ‘very bad’ to 5 ‘very good’)

11 12 1510 12 13

17 1413 19

21 21

72 74 72 71 67 65





(very) good

(very) bad

medium

not

asked

Perceived informedness about what is happening – over timeHow well or badly do you feel informed about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? (Response scale: 1 ‘very bad’ to 5 ‘very good’)

not

asked

not

asked




Used sources of informationWhat sources do you use to inform yourself about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? You can name up to 3 sources.

(Open question) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 %

69

63

36

23

television

internet

print media

radio



71

66

26

22

82

44

52

27


40 to 59 years 60 years and over

television

internet

print media

radio

Used sources of information – age groupsWhat sources do you use to inform yourself about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? You can name up to 3 sources.

(Open question) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 % (based on all participants)

56

76

32

22

14 to 39 years


74

6 5

79

86

62

5

5

82

3

55

6460

2

6

84

1

58

27

3632

3135 34

28

35

9

5

78

3

58

31

33

3

5

77

1

55

31

37

6

3

74

3

66

24

37

8

3

75

3

58

30

43

5

4

69

3

63

23

36




Used sources of information – over timeWhat sources do you use to inform yourself about what is happening with the novel coronavirus? You can name up to 3 sources.

(Open question) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 % (in at least one survey week)

television

internet

print media

radio

private contacts

professional contacts

Robert Koch Institute

92

87

86

85

79

78

74

70

66

8

13

14

15

21

22

26

30

34

mandatory distance

cancellation of events

limitation of thenumber of customers

restriction of travel activities

closure of cultural institutions

mandatory use of masks

border controls

contact restriction

restriction inschools/day-care centres




appropriate not appropriate

Appropriateness of the measures for containmentHow do you evaluate the following measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘not appropriate’, ‘appropriate’)





89

84

86

86

77

72

73

63

69

90

85

82

77

77

74

74

64

60

97

91

91

93

83

89

75

84

71


Appropriateness of the measures for containment – age groupsHow do you evaluate the following measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘not appropriate’, ‘appropriate’) – Shown: response category ‘appropriate’

14 to 39 years 40 to 59 years 60 years and over



border controls

contact restriction

restriction in

schools/day-care centres

mandatory distance

limitation of the

number of costumers





b

a

d

d

c

d

d

97

96

96

88

96

93

95

85

95

92

94

85

94

90

96

80

88

85

93

77

89

80

92

97

97

97

92

67

86

77

86

72

66

87

79

85

92

70

74

78

86

69

9086 84 85

80

86 83

91

90

77

82

88

72

73

8480


limitation of the

number of costumersrestriction in

schools/day-care centres

Appropriateness of the measures for containment – over timeHow do you evaluate the following measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘not appropriate’, ‘appropriate’) – Shown: response category ‘appropriate’



contact restriction

border controls

mandatory distance


a Wording until 28 April ‘the closure of cultural institutions such as cinemas, theatres or museums’, since 5 May ‘the closure of cultural institutions such as

cinemas or theatres’; b Wording until 21 April ‘the cancellation of events such as fairs, religious services or sporting events’, since 28 April ‘the cancellation

of most events’; c Wording until 5 May ‘the contact prohibition, i.e. the almost complete prohibition of groups with more than two persons in public’, since

12 May ‘the contact restriction, i.e. the regulation with how many people one is allowed to meet’; d Added to the questionnaire at a later stage

49

33

17

16

12

8

8

20

avoiding the public

wearing protective clothing

keeping distance to others

complying with government regulations

using disinfectants

washing hands

paying more attention to hygiene in general

no measures




Protective measures of the participantsHave or had you taken measures to protect yourself or your family from the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘no’, ‘yes, that is: ______’) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 %




avoiding the public



using disinfectants

washing hands

no measures


59

35

21

18

18

9

5

20

39

34

12

21

12

8

15

17

47

30

19

9

7

7

4

23

Protective measures of the participants – age groupsHave or had you taken measures to protect yourself or your family from the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘no’, ‘yes, that is: ______’) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 % (based on all participants)

complying with

government regulations

paying more attention

to hygiene in general


47 47

915

616

3222

16 15

8 8

52

13

23

22

14

8

12 9

913

9

9

42

17

22

26

16

8

13

11

46

20

33

19

12

6

11

19

44

15

36

22

15

6

15

13

41

20

34

22

8

4

19

8

52

17

40

19

11

4

27

7

49

16

33

20

8

8

17

12




Protective measures of the participants – over timeHave or had you taken measures to protect yourself or your family from the novel coronavirus?

(Response options: ‘no’, ‘yes, that is: ______’) – Shown: mentions ≥ 5 % (in at least one survey week)

avoiding the public

washing hands


using disinfectants

complying with

government regulations

paying more attention

to hygiene in general


no measures

31

34

35

not sure (at all)(very) sure

medium




Perceived controllability of the risk of infectionHow sure are you that you can protect yourself from an infection with the novel coronavirus?

(Response scale: 1 ‘not sure at all’ to 5 ‘very sure’)



25

38

31

36

33

32

39

29

37


Perceived controllability of the risk of infection – age groupsHow sure are you that you can protect yourself from an infection with the novel coronavirus?


(very) suremediumnot sure (at all)

14 to 39 years

40 to 59 years

60 years and over




3929 33 32

25 24 23 2131

33

4038

3439 40 40

38

34

28 31 2934 36 36 37 41

35


Perceived controllability of the risk of infection – over timeHow sure are you that you can protect yourself from an infection with the novel coronavirus?


(very) sure

not sure (at all)

medium

17

32

47

46

56

69

79

76

22

22

22

25

24

17

11

17

61

47

32

29

20

13

9

7

proximity to other people

door handles

toys

cash

dishes and cutlery

food

pets

clothing




Perceived probability of infection by transmission pathways How high or low do you estimate the probability of being infected with the novel coronavirus via the following paths?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very low’ to 5 ‘very high’)

(very) low medium (very) high

75

54

35

35

20

19

9

6



53

41

26

26

22

3

3

6

52

45

26

35

19

18

16

9


Perceived probability of infection by transmission pathways – age groupsHow high or low do you estimate the probability of being infected with the novel coronavirus via the following paths?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very low’ to 5 ‘very high’) – Shown: response category ‘(very) high’ (values 4 + 5)


door handles

toys

cash

dishes and cutlery

food

pets

clothing






81 79

61 63

45 44

3538

26 25

13 11

1218

11 9

76

48

37

29

17

9

14

13

74

43

33

22

19

8

14

7

73

49

31

30

19

9

10

9

72

43

30

28

14

6

8

6

63

44

25

22

16

9

15

6

68

44

27

28

19

6

8

8

61

47

29

32

20

7

13

9

Perceived probability of infection by transmission pathways – over timeHow high or low do you estimate the probability of being infected with the novel coronavirus via the following paths?

(Response scale: 1 ‘very low’ to 5 ‘very high’) – Shown: response category ‘(very) high’ (values 4 + 5)


door handles

cash

toys

dishes and cutlery

clothing

food

pets

15

3239

14

both

health




economic

situation

neither

Impact on personal health versus economic situationWhat do you think affects you more: the impact of the novel coronavirus on health or on the economic situation?

(Response options: ‘impact on health’, ‘impact on economic situation’, ‘both equally’, ‘neither’)



9

14

23

29

27

41

49

45

21

12

14

16


Impact on personal health versus economic situation – age groupsWhat do you think affects you more: the impact of the novel coronavirus on health or on the economic situation?


14 to 39 years

40 to 59 years

60 years and over

economic

situationhealth both neither




24 2131

22 2115

27 32

29

27 31

32

36 3629

3434

39

13 11 1218 14 14


not asked

Impact on personal health versus economic situation – over timeWhat do you think affects you more: the impact of the novel coronavirus on health or on the economic situation?


neither

health

both

economic

situation


24 March 2020 510 participants

31 March 2020 500 participants

07 April 2020 510 participants




05 May 2020 504 participants



Dates and sample sizes of the survey


Statistical population: German-speaking population ages 14 years and over in private households in the

Federal Republic of Germany

Sampling: Samples drawn at random from land line and mobile telephone numbers which can also

include telephone numbers not listed in directories (in line with standards set by the

Association of German Market Research Institutes – ADM)

Data weighting: Data was weighted according to gender, education, age, employment, size of city and

German federal state to guarantee representativeness

Method: Telephone interview (CATI omnibus survey, Dual Frame)

Presentation of results: All figures given in percentages, rounding differences are possible, only valid responses

were included (response option ‘don‘t know’ was excluded from all analyses)

Conducted by: Kantar

How were the data collected?


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aluminium? The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, or BfR for short, is responsible for

answering questions on all aspects of the health assessment of foods and feeds, consumer

products and chemicals. Through its work, it makes a decisive contribution towards ensuring that

food, products and the use of chemicals have become safer in Germany.

The Institute's main tasks comprise the assessment of existing health risks and identification of

new ones, the development of recommendations to limit risks and the transparent communication

of this process. This work results in the scientific advice given to political decision makers. To help

with the strategic alignment of its risk communication, the BfR conducts its own research in the

field of risk perception. The Institute is independent in its scientific assessments, research and

communication. The BfR belongs to the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

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