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Content

Research Objectives 3

Research Methodology 4

Sample Structure 6

Fındings 7

COVID-19 Awareness, Knowledge Level and Source of Information 8

Working from Home 14

Precautions Taken: Personal and Institutional 17

Illness Symptoms and Actions 29

Feelings and Attitudes 32

Yöntem, "Life in the Time of Corona" Public Opinion Research, April 2020


Research Objectives

Yöntem Research targeted to generate an overall understanding of Turkish public opinion in relation

with the COVID-19 which was defined as a pandemia by World Health Organization on March

11th. In line with this key objective, topics that the research deep dived are as follows:

• Key source of media channels on COVID-19 and preference for follow-up

• Knowledge level on COVID-19

• Precautions taken personally or in households

• Changes in consumption and saving behaviors

• Experiencing any symptom in the household or witnessing in acquaintances

• Emotional state on pandemia and future expectations

• Evaluations of different institutions on their responsibility level and performance

• Changes in work life and working conditions

• Satisfaction level with current working conditions

3


Research Methodology

4

Target Group

Definition

18+ age, online active male and female population, representing ABC1C2 socio-economic

status (SES) groups in urban areas.

Geographical

Coverage

Turkey urban areas were represented through NUTS1 classification of Turkish Statistical

Institute (TSI) with 12 regions, 12 sample points (cities). Detailed regional distribution is

presented in page 5.

Sample Size Total number of interviews n=360

Sampling Method

• Quota sample applied through regions on age, gender and SES

• Age and gender distribution quota reference: Turkish Statistical Institute

• SES distribution quota reference: Turkish Researchers Association (TÜAD)

Data Collection

Method

Quantitative Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) technique was applied through a

structured questionnaire of 10 minutes.

Data Collection

Period

2020, March 20th-29th

Research design is summarized below:


Regions SES groups Age groups Gender Total

(n=) A B C1 C2 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+ Female Male

TR1-İstanbul 15 17 51 14 16 22 30 25 4 55 42 97

TR2-West Marmara 3 4 7 2 2 4 5 4 1 8 8 16

TR3-Aegean 6 16 20 6 6 10 13 14 5 21 27 48

TR4-East Marmara 0 14 15 3 5 7 10 9 1 17 15 32

TR5-West Anatolia 11 11 27 8 7 12 16 17 5 31 26 57

TR6-Mediterranean 5 9 13 6 5 7 10 9 2 13 20 33

TR7-Central Anatolia 4 6 8 1 3 5 4 5 2 11 8 19

TR8-West Blacksea 1 4 9 2 2 4 4 5 1 6 10 16

TR9-Esat Blacksea 0 4 5 0 1 3 3 2 0 6 3 9

TRA-Northeast Anatolia 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 6 8

TRB-Centraleast Anatolia 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 0 4 6 10

TRC-Southeast Anatolia 2 2 7 4 4 5 4 1 1 6 9 15

Total 51 93 166 50 55 84 104 95 22 180 180 360

Sample Structure

5


Demographic Profile

16%

24%

23%

37%

18-24

25-34

35-44

45+

Gender

7% 15%

34% 44%

A B

C1 C2

Age

Socio-economic Status (S.E.S.)

Base: All respondents, n=360

6

%50 %50



Quota controlled age, gender and socio-economic profile of the target group is as follows:

Yöntem, "Life in the Time of Corona" Public Opinion Research, April 2020 7

FINDINGS


COVID-19 Awareness, Knowledge Level and

Source of Information


Most Serious Problem in

Turkey and Global Agenda

89

9

3

1

1

2

92

17

1

8

3

2

Coronavirus/Covid19

Economy

Epidemic

Education

Unemployment

Health

Other

%

Turkey

World

S1. What do you think is the most serious problem in Turkey and Global agenda?

S2. Did you hear about coronavirus?


9

• Although there are always minor groups who are not aware of a well-known situation even when prompted, in

COVID-19 case everyone has heard of it. COVID-19 pandemia is defined as the most serious problem for

Turkey and the World. Key insight is that the public names the situation mostly with the phrase "coronavirus"

rather than "COVID-19".

• "Coronavirus": 86%

• "Covid-19": 14%

Coronavirus is the most important problem for every

9 out of 10 people!


S3a. Which media channel did you first heard about coronavirus?

S3b. Which media channels do you prefer to follow this situation?


Preferred Media Channels

Source of Information on Coronavirus and Media

Channels Preferred as Source of Information

51

22

13

6

4

1

Television

Social media

Web sites

Newspaperwebsites

Printed media

Healthcareprofessionals

First Informed Media Channel

10

• Television is the first media source that half of the public got first informed on "Coronavirus pandemia" and the

most preferred one for following the situation. Following this media channel, general public prefer to follow the

situation though "web sites" and "social media". Healthcare professionals, although do not have a share in

terms of generating awareness, has preference by 30% of public for following the situation.

% %


73

45

40

30

19

11

8

4

1

Television

Web sites

Social media

Healthcare professionals

Newspaper websites

Printed media

Friends, family

Radio

Other sources


Media Channels Preferred

as Source of Information

• TV preference, as a key source for situation follow-up is higher for 35-44 years age group and newspaper website preference is

higher among high SES groups (AB). Important to note that number of different media sources used to follow-up the situation

change according to socio-economic groups. High SES groups (AB) prefer nearly 3 different media sources (2,7) whereas middle

SES groups (C1C2) prefer 2 different sources (2,2).

S3b. Which media channels do you prefer to follow this situation?

73 69 78

59 74 85 72

74 67 78

76 71

45 51

39

55 53

42 37

55 45 40

50 41

40 42 38

43 38 33 46

45 38 39

47 35

30 31 29

30 33

29 29

35 25

32 35

26

19 24 15 22

27 20 13

28 20

14 23

16 11 12 10 10 17 8 9 16 14

6 12 10

8 9 6 6 10 8 6 8 6 9 10 6 4 4 4 5 2 5 4 6 5 2 6 2

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Other sources

Radio

Friends, family

Printed media

Newspaperwebsites

Healthcareprofessionals

Social media

Web sites

Television

Base: All respondents

11


20 23 16

21 24 17 18 16 18 22 20 20

62

69

55

66 66

66 55

68 64 57 65 60

19

8

29

13 10 17

27

16 17 21 16

21

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Has spacemore thennecessary

Just right

Has notenoughspace

Evaluation on Coronavirus News S.13: How sufficient do you think the Coronavirus news?

• 2 out of every 3, perceives the current space given for coronavirus news is at just right level. Still there is a

group (1 out of 5) who underlines the space given is more than necessary and this view is higher among

males and above 45 years age group.

12



Knowledge on COVID-19

S9. Please state whether the statement below on Coronavirus is right or wrong.

6

8

34

38

46

93

100

100

94

92

66

62

54

7

More risky for elder people

Need to wash hands for minimum 20seconds

Contaminates by salivary

Contaminates by contact

Need to use mask

Contaminates by air

Gargling with salty water prohibitslung infections

More riskly for kids

Right Wrong


13

%

1

• Knowing the fact that public awareness on key "rights" and "wrongs" for coronavirus changes everyday, insights

show that 10th day after the first case was officially announced in Turkey, 9 out of 10 people has a perception on

how critic is "social isolation".


Working from Home

14


S4a /S4b. How did your institution react in this period, did you start working from home or continue as usual?

15

How Institutions React to Coronavirus

58% 15%

14%

11% 2%

My institution continue to work in the office as usual

My institution start to work from home

Only specific teams start to work from home in my institution

My institution start to work from home in a specific rotation plan

My institution originally used to work from home

Base: All working respondents, n=193

Whether the Institution Start

Working from Home

• 58% of the working population "continue to work from office as usual" right after the first week of first case

was announced in Turkey. Within the same period, institutions which react as working from home as the whole

company is 15%. 14% of institutions started "work from home" approach for specific teams and the rest 11%

started working from home in a specific rotation plan.

58%

15%


S5. Regardless of how your institution react, what is your current working status?

16

Current Situation of Working Population

69%

26%

5%

Work from office as usual

Started to work from home

Work from home as usual

Status of the

Employee

• Among the currently working population, 1 out of every 4 people started working from home. 7 out of 10

continue to work from office as usual and 7% of this group consider resigning.

• Important to note that starting to work from home is higher among high SES groups (AB), whereas those who

continue to work from office as usual is higher among middle SES groups (C1C2).

69%

26% • AB: 40%

• C1: 71%

• C2: 73%

Base: All working respondents, n=193


Precautions Taken: Personal and Institutions

17


Personally Taken

Precautions and Actions

48

45

42

40

37

22

18

13

9

6

5

5

4

4

2

1

2

3

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Stock food

Start using credit / bank card more

Buy mask

Stock household cleaning agents

Stock cologne

Stock toilet paper

Stock drug

Buy fuel for car

Cancel vacation reservations

Refund purchased airline tickets

Stay at home

Focus on personal and general cleaning /hygiene

Do not stock anything

Transfer all investments to cash and draw the money

Pray

Take care of social distance

Other

Do not take any special action

%


18

• Key precautions and actions focus on "stocking" and basically on "food stock" behavior. Important to note that

following the first week of COVID-19 announcement officially, "social distance" observed to be not a key action

for the public.

S6. Which precautions among below have you taken up in relation with coronavirus? If any other than listed, please state.


• Mask purchase and household cleaning agent stock is higher among males.

• 25-34 age group differentiate with a higher tendency to use credit/bank card instead of cash, whereas 18-24 age group

differentiates with no interest in toilet paper stock.

• Toilet paper stock tendency, on the other hand, is high among upper middle (C1) SES group.

• Drug stock behavior is higher among lower medium socio-economic groups (C2) and cancelling vacation reservations is

higher among high (AB) and upper middle (C1) SES groups.

S6. Which precautions among below have you taken up in relation with coronavirus? If any other than listed, please state.

Personally Taken Precautions and Actions Demographic Analysis

48 52 44

46 45 43 54 51 48 47 55 42

45 40

49 35 56

35 47 47 50 40 52

38

42 34 49 42 41

38 45 46 44

38 42 42

40 32 48

29 39

37 47 41 43

37 41 39

37 34

39 32 31

43 39 33 34

41 34

39

22 24 19 6 26 24 25 23 31

15

28 17

18 16 20

15 21 11 22

13 14

23 21 15

13 14 12 6

7 18 17 22 16

7 15 12

9 9 10 11

9 8 9 14 14 3

9 9 6 7 5 10 6 3 7 8 9 3 8 4

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Refundpurchasedairline tickets

Cancel vacationreservations

Buy fuel for car

Stock drug

Stock toiletpaper

Stock cologne

Stockhouseholdcleaning agents

Buy mask

Start usingcredit / bankcard more

Stock foodBase: All respondents, 360

19


Changes in Consumption Habits

3

4

5

11

12

67

39

79

87

27

35

39

49

49

28

57

19

12

71

62

56

40

39

5

4

2

1

Household clieaning agents

Electricity / water / natural gas

Food

Personal care

Health

Transportation

Education

Cultural acitivities

Travel

Decreased Stable Increased


20

• Household cleaning agents, utilities and food are the key items where public claims their consumption has

increased. Due to the pandemia limitations, expenditures on travel, transportation and art/cultural activities

have decreased.

%

S7. Please state how your consumption habits changed on the listed topics after coronavirus situation?


Items Increased

Items Decreased

56%

71%

39%

40%

62%

39%

87%

Household cleaning agents

Food

Personal care

Utilities

Health Education

Travel

79% Cultural activities

67%

Transportation

Changes in Consumption Habits



5

8

2

1

3

4

10

2

3

9

5

6

39

34

45

52

46

50

21

39

42

36

36

41

56

58

53

47

51

46

69

59

55

55

59

53

Total Group (n=360)

Female (n=180)

Male (n=180)

18-24 (n=58)

25-34 (n=86)

35-44 (n=83)

45+ (n=133)

AB (n=79)

C1 (n=122)

C2 (n=158)

Metropolitan (n=170)

Other (n=190)

Decreased Stable Increased%

Food Consumption

4

3

4

4

5

1

4

1

1

7

2

5

35

39

30

42

38

45

23

36

41

29

32

37

62

58

66

54

57

54

73

62

58

65

67

58

Decreased Stable Increase%

Utility Expenditures

• The increase in food and utility expenditures are observed to differentiate among 45 years and above age

group which may be a reflection of their limited life with being in the risk group and current working status.

Base: All respondents, n=360 Base: All respondents, n=360

22

Changes in Consumption Habits Demographic Analysis



S11. Which of the following behaviours apply to you nowadays?

2

2

2

3

9

10

16

65

3

9

12

15

31

34

39

18

95

89

86

82

60

56

45

16

Do not shake hands with guests

Stay at home except urgent cases

Wash hands frequently even whenat home

Do not accept guests at home

Use cologne even I am at home

Do not consume cold drinks or foodsuch as ice cream

Disinfect packed goods and thanplace them

Use drug for prophylactic purpose

Never Sometimes Frequently


Actions Taken in Daily Life

23

%

Female: 97%

35-44 years: 94%

Female: 89%

25-34 years: 94%

18-24 years: 40%

35-44 years: 70%

45+ years: 65%

18-24 years: 38%

45+ years: 65%

35-44 years: 58%

• Key actions taken in the daily life by majority focus on "not shaking hands", "staying at home", "washing

hands" and "not accepting guests".

• Generally females and 35 years and above age group observed to be more cautious.

45+ years: 25%

C2 SES: 24%


2

1

0

4

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

1

6

9

9

7

13

14

2

7

5

14

11

7

10

18

16

20

19

13

17

98

92

93

84

87

90

87

75

74

70

68

71

65

Ministry of Health

Society

Municipalities

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Presidency

Private hospitals

Media

NGO's

Police forces

Private companies

Independent doctors

Military

Not responsible at all 2 3 4 Definitely responsible

S14: Please evaluate the responsibility level of each institution in relation with coronavirus on a scale where 1 means not responsible and 5 means definitely responsible.


Perceived Responsibility

Level of Institutions

Responsible (4+5)

100

99

98

98

98

97

97

93

90

90

87

84

82

24

• Official institutions observed to be perceived as key institutions which has to take responsibility in line with coronavirus

epidemic.

• Accordingly, "Ministry of Health", "Municipalities", "Ministry of Education", "Ministry of Internal Affairs" and "Presidency"

are the key institutions that are expected to take responsibility.

• Public opinion also clearly puts "society" to an important place to take responsibility in coronavirus epidemic.

• As for civil institutions "private hospitals" are the key institution where the public expectation is high.

%


16

14

18

14

15

13

23

16

16

29

26

32

47

7

1

6

6

8

5

7

5

10

9

10

18

15

7

15

19

26

25

32

21

30

31

19

24

28

17

21

21

33

23

26

20

26

22

25

19

17

12

11

50

49

24

31

26

31

24

27

19

24

24

11

10

Ministry of Health


Municipalities

Independent doctors

Media

Police forces

Private hospitals

Military

NGO's

Presidency


Private companies

Society

Still too much to do 2 3 4 Done its partDone its part

(4+5)

71

70

57

54

52

51

50

49

44

43

41

23

21

25


%

• Except "Ministry of Health" and "Ministry of Education", all evaluated institutions are perceived to still have things to do in terms

of their perceived responsibility.

• 1 out of every 2 people thinks that the "society" and 1 out of every 3 people thinks that "private companies" has still a lot to

do on pandemia.

• 40% thinks that the "Presidency" and "Ministry of Internal Affairs" has still a lot to do on the pandemia.

Perceived Performance Level of

Institutions S15: Please evaluate the performance level of each institution in relation with coronavirus on a scale where 1 means still too much to do and 5 means done its part.


Expectation vs Performance

Analysis of Institutions

1=Low 5=High

5=High

Responsibility Expectation of Institutions

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tuti

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s

Critical Area

Priority Area

Caution Area

Safe Area

• Public expectation is higher for institutions in this area

however institutions do not meet these expectations

• Public expects action from the institutions in this area

• Public expectation is higher for institutions in this

area and the institutions meet these expectations

• Public expectation is low for institutions in this area and the

institutions meet more than the expected

• Institutions in this area can be interpreted as the ones

which act cautiously

• Public expectation and perceived performance is

low for institutions in this area

26


Independent doctors Municipalities

Presidency


Media


Military Private hospitals

Private companies

Police forces

Ministry of Health

NGO's

Society

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Responsibility Expectation of Institutions 1=Low 5=High

5=High • "Ministry of Health" and "Ministry of Education" are the key

institutions for which perceived responsibility level is high and

the institutions perform very well.

• Responsibility expectation for "Municipalities" and "Private

hospitals" is also high and they perform well.

• "Society" perceived to have high

responsibility on coronavirus however

has still a lot to do on this situation.

• "Military of Internal Affairs" and

"Presidency" are the official insitutions

with responsibilities and still has a lot to

do on coronavirus situation.

• "Private companies" and "NGO's" are not

perceived to have any responsibility and but

they still have a lot to do on coronavirus.

• "Independent doctors", "Police forces",

"Media" and "Military" are the institutions

perceived not to have any responsibility on

coronavirus however these institutions accomplish

more then expected.

27

Expectation vs Performance

Analysis of Institutions


Evaluation on Closing Schools S12. How do you evaluate the decision of closing the schools due to coronavirus?

96

7 5 4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Right decision There should be atotal lockdown

The holiday shouldbe extended

The decision isrelatively late

%

Base: Respondents having a school age kid; n=136

28

Important: Evalutaions below 4% are not given in the graphic.

• Almost all parents evaluate "closing the schools" as the right decision in coronavirus pandemia. 7% still expect a

"total lockdown".

Closing schools was the right decision

96%


Illness Symptoms and Process

29


9%

91%

Yes

No

Illness Symptoms and

Actions Taken S8a. Do you or any of your family member face flu, cold, fewer within the last 2 weeks?

Having Any Illness Symptom (Respondent or family member)


30

Base: Respondent having any illness symptom

as themselves or family member, n=30

73

27

0 20 40 60 80

Respondent

Family member

%

Person Having the Symptom

83%

17%

Yes No

Whether Any Action is Taken

Base: Respondent having any illness symptom

as themselves or family member, n=30

Base: Respondents who took action for symptoms; n=25; low base

• Used the drugs I previously use for cold, flue and fewer 11 respondents

• Consult to family practitioner 8 respondent

• Consult our family specialist 4 respondents

• Consult to a private hospital 1 respondent

* None of the respondents who consulted to

a healthcare specialist was diagnosed with coronavirus.

S8b. What was the action you took?

S8c. Was the diagnosis coronavirus?

Actions Taken


3%

97%

Yes No

S8d. Do you have any friend or acquaintance who has been diagnosed with coronavirus?

Whether There are Any Coronavirus

Diagnosis Out of Family


31

Having an Acquaintance

Diagnosed with COVID-19

• Only 3% of the total group has an acquaintance diagnosed with COVID-19.

%3


Feelings and Attitudes

32


S10. Which of the following best fits your considerations on coronavirus?

Considerations on the Reason

for COVID-19 Pandemia


33

36%

25%

23%

15% 1%

It is a biological weapon produced in laboratory

It is a new evolved mutant of current flu viruses

It is caused by people in the world eating food that they should not

Its the divine punishment of mankind

Other

• Important to note that, 1 in every 3 people believes in a conspiracy theory of coronavirus being a biological

weapon produced in laboratory!

Coronavirus

a biological weapon

produced in laboratory!

36%


37 30

43

15

43 37

41 33

39 37 29

44

26 30

21

38

23

20

25 33 23 25

31

21

23 23

24 40

25

18

19 22

24 24 26 21

15 18 12

7 12

26

14 11 17

15 14 16

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Other

Its the divine punishmentof mankind

It is caused by people inthe world eating food thatthey should not

It is a new evolved mutantof current flu viruses

It is a biological weaponproduced in laboratory

34

• Among 18-24 years age group, the perceived cause for coronavirus level for "It is caused by people eating food that they

shouldn't" and "Mutant form of current flu viruses" are higher, whereas the belief that "its being a biological weapon" is

lower than other age groups.

• The perceived reason for coronavirus as "a divine punishment" is higher among 35-44 years age group and "It's a biological

weapon" is higher among Anatolian cities and males.

Considerations on the Reason

for COVID-19 Pandemia S10. Which of the following best fits your opinions on coronavirus?



58 65

52 56

65 60

54 52 60 60 63

54

33

31

34

36

33

33

31 38

35 28

28

37

9 4

13 7

2 7

15 10

4 12 9 9

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

The topic isexaggerated

The topic has thejust right place

The topic is nottaken as serious asit should be

Evaluations on Coronavirus Topic

S16. Which of the following best fits your opinion on the place given to coronavirus sitaution?

• Overall evaluations show that the perception is the coronavirus topic is not serioulsy taken as it should be.

• The opinion "the topic is exaggerated" is higher among males and 45 and above age groups.

35



60 55

65

52

66 64 57

68 62

54 62 58

10 15 5

2

9 12 13

10 13

8

14

7

7 5 9

7

10 1 9

8 8

7

5

9

7 9 4

5

5

2

11 2 3

12

8

6

7 7 6

17

3

6

5 4 6

9

9

5

5 4 6 14 3

8 1

3 4 6 2

8

4 4 4 3 2 6 4 5 3 4 1 7

1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

No special emotion

Confused

Bored

Curious

Happy

Nervous

Scared

Worried

Emotional State Evaluations

S17. Which of the following best describes your emotional state in relation with coronavirus?

• Key emotion defined for coronavirus situation is "worry". As for females "fear", 18-24 age group "curiosity"

and "boredom", lower middle SES group (C2) "happiness" and Anatolian cities "confusion" is

differentiating.

Worried: Regardless of being infected I'm worried for myself, family, my country and the world

Curious: I'm curious about the causes of the illness and results, I search on this.

Scared: I'm scared to be infected for myself or my family.

Nervous: Nervous as I continuously listen or talk on this topic

Happy: I have hope that humanity will take lessons from this period and build a better world.

Confused: We did not experience a similar situation therefore I do not know what to do.

Bored: As I'm at home and far from my normal routines. 36



Topics That Generate Worry

1

7

13

6

15

17

31

29

6

3

4

4

9

7

4

13

9

12

20

28

19

23

13

21

10

18

17

22

23

25

12

15

75

60

46

41

35

28

40

22

Being infected myself or my family… (n=360)

Economic problems… (n=360)

Drug shortage … (n=360)

*Poor educational conditions for my kids… (n=171)

Food shortage at retails… (n=360)

Cleaning agent shortage at retails... (n=360)

Loosing my job… (n=360)

A possible shut down… (n=360)

No worries at all 2 3 4 Extremely worriedWorried

(4+5)

85

78

63

63

58

53

52

37

37

%

• Key topic generating worry is being infected by COVID-19 and this is followed by economic problems.

Important to note that the worry level of public on economic problems is quite close to their worry level to be being

infected.


* Base: Respondents with child at school age

S18. Please state your level of worry for each topic on a scale where 1 means no worries at all and 5 means extremely worried.


• Key groups worried on economic problems are 45 and above age group and upper middle socio-economic

groups (C1).

78

79

77

71

72

78

85

71

82

78

82

74

Total Group (n=360)

Female (n=180)

Male (n=180)

18-24 yrs (n=58)

25-34 yrs (n=86)

35-44 yrs (n=83)

45+ yrs (n=133)

AB (n=79)

C1 (n=122)

C2 (n=158)


Anatolian Cities (n=190)

Worried on Economic Problems (Is worried 4+5)

%




38


Worried on Loosing the Job (Worried 4+5)

%

39

52

51

52

39

50

48

61

47

55

52

53

51

Total Group (n=360)

Female (n=180)

Male (n=180)

18-24 yrs (n=58)

25-34 yrs (n=86)

35-44 yrs (n=83)

45+ yrs (n=133)

AB (n=79)

C1 (n=122)

C2 (n=158)


Anatolian Cities (n=190)



• Key group worried on loosing their job is the 45 years and above age group.



Emotional Attitude

31 30 20 13 6

Extremely pessimistic Slightly pessimistic

Not pessimistic nor optimistic Fairly not pessimictic

Not pessimistic at all

S19. Which of the following best describes your emotional attitude on COVID-19?


40

%

Pessimistic 61%

Not pessimistic 19%

• 2 out of 3 people is observed to be "pessimistic" on COVID-19 pandemia.


61 60 61

39

56

65 70

61 61 60 63 58

20 20 21

34

25

21 11 20 22

19 18

22

19 20 19 28

20 14

20 19 17 21 19 20

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Fairly not or notpessimisctic at all

Not pessimictic noroptimistic

Slightly or extremelypessimistic

41

• Level of pessimism increases with age through 39% among 18-24 age group to 70% among 45+ age group.

S19. Which of the following best describes your emotional attitude on COVID-19?

Emotional Attitude



S20. How do you think the world will be after COVID-19 period?

Considerations on

Post-COVID-19 Period

42

17 19 16 25

18 18 12 14

21 15

21 13

53 51 55

53

48 48 60 54

49 56

49 57

30 30 30 22

34 34 29 33 29 29 30 30

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total Group(n=360)

Female(n=180)

Male(n=180)

18-24 yrs(n=58)

25-34 yrs(n=86)

35-44 yrs(n=83)

45+ yrs(n=133)

AB(n=79)

C1(n=122)

C2(n=158)

Metropolitan(n=170)

AnatolianCities

(n=190)

Humanity will takelessons and world willbe a better place

Nothing will change, wewill be back to ournormal

Will be worse, poverty,wars and conflicts willrise

• Half of the public do not expect any change after COVID-19 period and expect to be back to our normal.

• 30% is expecting the world to be a better place.



Expected Key Lessons

For Post-COVID-19 Period

21

13 13 12 11

8 7 7 6 6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Precautionson "cleaning"will increase

Precautionson "health"will increase

Importancegiven to

nature andnatural life will

increase

Eating habitswill change

Mankind willbe more

sensitive andconsiderate

Awarenessand

precautionson epidemicswill increase

Importancegiven to

health willincrease

Everythingwill be better, I

have hope

Economicproblems

Wars willdecrease

%

Important: Responses below 5% are not given in the graphic.

S21.What will be the key lessons that humanity will take after COVID-19 pandemia?

Base: Respondents who are positive for future n=108

Cleaning precautions

21% Health precautions

13%

Change in eating habits 13%

Caring the to nature

13%

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