GWI Coronavirus Research July 2020 | Introduction 3
Introduction
Our fifth wave of coronavirus-focused research took place in polarized times; China, Australia, India, Spain were just some of the
countries re-imposing local lockdowns following isolated outbreaks, the U.S. was seeing a surge in cases in some regions, much of
Europe was attempting to open to tourists by operating travel “corridors”, and parts of Latin America appeared to be struggling to
contain the spread.
With many countries feeling that the worst was already over in late May when we conducted wave 4 of our research, how have
these developments impacted sentiment and behaviors across 18 countries? Are feelings of hope and optimism as polarized as the
status of the virus’ spread? Have regional outbreaks or setbacks impacted the consumer’s outlook on the global situation? And how
are people feeling about the Black Lives Matter movement?
Fielded in 18 countries between June 29 to July 2, our fifth research wave takes the pulse in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China,
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, the UK and
the U.S. We provide an updated view on many of the themes covered previously, as well as examining new topics such as worries
over a second wave, and reactions to initiatives such as track-and-trace.
As with all of our dedicated research on this topic, the data and reports are free for everyone to access. You can share this report,
cite it in your own studies / releases, or analyze the data yourself in our platform. And you can keep up-to-date with all of our
releases via our portal.
Jason Mander, Chief Research Officer
Sample Sizes and Weighting
All stats in this report are from a GlobalWebIndex custom recontact survey among 15,271 internet users aged 16-64. By country, it
includes the following sample sizes: 1,001 (Australia), 521 (Belgium), 1,008 (Brazil), 1,006 (China), 1,036 (France), 1,039 (Germany),
1,029 (India), 1,029 (Italy), 900 (Japan), 518 (New Zealand), 754 (Philippines), 531 (Poland), 502 (Romania), 506 (Singapore), 509
(South Africa), 1,013 (Spain), 1,012 (UK) and 1,357 (U.S.).
We looked to collect 1,250, 1,000, 750 or 500 responses per country, allowing us to be in-field for the shortest possible time and
bring the results to you as quickly as possible. We have weighted the responses in each country according to our usual age, gender
and education framework. In some countries, we collected relatively few responses in the 16-24 or 55-64 age groups; where
necessary, we have therefore combined weightings with adjacent age groups. This is in the interests of speed so that we can bring
you results as soon as possible, rather than wait for all quotas to fill up.
Trended Data
This is our fifth release of multi-market data, following Wave 1 which was fielded in mid-March in 13 countries (Australia, Brazil,
China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, UK, and U.S.A.); Waves 2 and 3 which were
fielded in 17 countries (the same 13, plus Canada, India, Ireland, and New Zealand) between March 31 – April 2 and April 22 – 27
respectively; and Wave 4 (in the same 17 countries as Waves 2 and 3, plus Belgium, Poland, and Romania, between May 19 – 26).
Most of the questions included in Wave 5 were also included in Waves 1, 2, 3, and/or 4; therefore, where possible we have shown
trended data.