About three-in-ten Americans say it would be avery or somewhat difficult to quarantine if they had COVID-19 % of US adults wwo say it would be to be able to act ON the advice ofa public health official iftold they should quarantine themselves for at least 14 days because they had the coronavirus
Yet of those asked how difficult it would be to act on advice to quarantine if told they had the coronavirus, Americans express more varied views. Roughly three-in-ten adults say that it would be very (10%) or somewhat (22%) difficult to quarantine. Men are more likely than women to say so (35% vs. 29%), and younger adults are more likely to say it would be very or somewhat difficult to quarantine than those 65 and older.
Education and income again play a role when it comes to the difficulty people might have in quarantining. Some 35% of those with a high school diploma or less report it would be very or somewhat difficult to quarantine, compared with 29% of those with a bachelor’s degree. And Americans are less likely to express difficulty as their income rises: 38% of adults from households with lower incomes, 30% of those from households in the middle income category and 26% of those with higher incomes say it would be very or somewhat difficult to quarantine.
About three-in-ten Americans say it would be avery or  | somewhat difficult to quarantine if they had COVID-19  | % of US adults wwo say it would be to be able to act ON the advice ofa  | public health official iftold they should quarantine themselves for at least 14  | days because they had the coronavirus  | Somewhat  | difficult Very  | difficult Very  | difficult  | SENET  | 32  | U.S adults  | 10  | 22  | 35  | Men  | 12  | 23  | Women  | 8  | 20  | 29  | Ages 18-29  | 32  | 8  | 24  | 30-49  | 22  | 35  | 14  | 50-64  | 23  | 9  | 32  | 65+  | 19  | 26  | 35  | HS or less  | 12  | 23  | 31  | Some college  | 11  | 20  | Colleget  | 22  | 29  | Lower income  | 14  | 24  | 38  | Middle income  | 9  | 21  | 30  | Upper income  | 6  | 20  | 26  | 36  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 12  | 24  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 8  | 20  | 28  | Note: Based on the hhlf sample of respondents randomly assigned to receive this question  | Family income tiers are based on adjusted 2018 earnings Those who did not give an answer  | or who gave other responses are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted July 13-19, 2020  | The Challenges of Contact Tracing as U.S Battles COVID-19  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 