SAGE has said that for every one day of relaxed COVID restrictions for Christmas, there would need to be 5 further days of restrictions afterwards to compensate. Based on this trade-off, how many days, if any, would you want to relax COVID restrictions for over Christmas?

SAGE has said that for every one day of relaxed COVID restrictions for Christmas, there would need to be 5 further days of restrictions afterwards to compensate. Based on this trade‑off, how many days, if any, would you want to relax COVID restrictions for over Christmas? Published on 19 November 2020 → Survey conducted on 19 November 2020 on 7987 GB adults

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Gender

Politics

Age

I wouldn't want to relax any COVID restrictions for Christmas if it meant further days of restrictions later

40%

Relax for 1 day at Christmas, and have 5 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 2 days at Christmas, and have 10 further days of restrictions later

11%

Relax for 3 days at Christmas, and have 15 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 4 days at Christmas, and have 20 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 5 days at Christmas, and have 25 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 6 days at Christmas, and have 30 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 7 days at Christmas, and have 35 further days of restrictions later

Relax for longer than 7 days at Christmas, and have the requisite number of further days of restrictions later

Don't know

10%

N/A - I don't think there should be COVID restrictions in the first place

12%

I wouldn't want to relax any COVID restrictions for Christmas if it meant further days of restrictions later

40%

Relax for 1 day at Christmas, and have 5 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 2 days at Christmas, and have 10 further days of restrictions later

11%

Relax for 3 days at Christmas, and have 15 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 4 days at Christmas, and have 20 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 5 days at Christmas, and have 25 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 6 days at Christmas, and have 30 further days of restrictions later

Relax for 7 days at Christmas, and have 35 further days of restrictions later

Relax for longer than 7 days at Christmas, and have the requisite number of further days of restrictions later

Don't know

10%

N/A - I don't think there should be COVID restrictions in the first place

12%

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