62% Poles surveyed afraid of coronavirus infection

As may as 62 percent of Poles are afraid of coronavirus infection. What differentiates the degree of anxiety is gender, age, education and place of residence. The youngest respondents have the lowest level of concern, according to the latest CBOS study.

"Declarations of respondents indicate that Poles have become somewhat accustomed to the state of the epidemic. The disease remains as dangerous as before and still the vast majority of respondents are afraid of getting sick, but the level of anxiety is similar to that in mid-March, at the beginning of the wave of cases. Currently, just like two and half a month ago, a total of 62 percent of adult Poles are afraid of coronavirus infection, while 37 percent of them are not. Only the intensity of fear increased compared to March – currently, slightly more respondents are very afraid of coronavirus infection than this took place at the beginning of the epidemic (21 percent compared to 17 percent) At the same time, slightly more people than in March – 13 percent, are not afraid of illness at all,” the report reads.

It was stated that more women are afraid of infection than men (68 percent and 56 percent respectively). At the same time, it was pointed out that what differentiates the degree of fear of Covid-19 disease is age.

(PAP)