Canadians’ support for random COVID-19 testing

Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100044
Description:

Given the need for timely and accurate evidence of the impact of COVID-19 in the wider population, knowledge of Canadians’ attitudes toward a strategy of random COVID-19 testing is useful information for policy makers and public health officials. This study examines the extent to which crowdsourcing participants support random testing for COVID-19, with a focus on differences by sociodemographic characteristics as well as trust levels in governments and public health authorities.

Issue Number: 2020001
Author(s): Frank, Kristyn; Arim, Rubab
Main Product: StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
Format Release date More information
HTML August 25, 2020
PDF August 25, 2020