When in conversation, what do you most often call the reason for the pandemic?

When in conversation, what do you most often call the reason for the pandemic? Published on 6 May 2021 → Survey conducted on 6 May 2021 on 5308 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Coronavirus

15%

Corona

Covid

57%

Covid-19

11%

The virus

Other

Don’t know

Coronavirus

15%

Corona

Covid

57%

Covid-19

11%

The virus

Other

Don’t know

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