Given the Outbreak of Covid-19, Over One in Four (26%) Have Already Began Stocking up on Food with a Further 7% Stocking up on Fuel.

09th March 2020

·       86% of respondents have started washing their hands more often given Covid-19 outbreak fears.

 

·       25% plan to change their holiday plans overseas in order to avoid travel (42% amongst those ages between 18-24).

 

·       11% (17% in Dublin) have started working from home more while a further 14% have stopped going to conferences or ‘non-essential’ business meetings.

 

·       One in four (26%) have began stocking up on food with a further 7% of respondents stocking up on fuel.

Top 3 Concerns for Worry Surrounding Covid-19

1.     Respondents rank the health of their family as their main concern for worry (with 89% ranking this as a top-3 concern) following the outbreak of Covid-19. A further 24% of respondents have made plans in an attempt to protect older parents/family members or friends from the virus.

2.     Respondents then ranked their own health as their second biggest concern or worry surrounding Covid-19 (with 70% of respondents ranking this as a top-3 concern).

3.     There was a third concern over the impact Covid-19 would have on the Irish Economy (with 61% of respondents ranking this as a top-3 concern).          

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iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 5^th and the 09th of March 2020 and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

Questions asked of participants:

With the outbreak of Coronavirus, which of the following actions have you taken or planning to take?

Please rank the top 3 concerns from the following list that you are most worried about with the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

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