---
title: "Appendix: Detailed tables"
description: "[![Chart shows seven-in-ten adults had seen or heard at least some about contact tracing as of July](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-01/)"
date: "2020-10-30"
authors:
  - name: "Colleen McClain"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/colleen-mcclain/"
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/"
---

# Appendix: Detailed tables

[![Chart shows seven-in-ten adults had seen or heard at least some about contact tracing as of July](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-01/)

[![Chart shows majority of U.S. adults say they do not generally answer their cellphone for unknown numbers, but many of them do listen to voicemails](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-02.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-02/)

[![About two-thirds of Americans say their personal information has become less secure in last five years](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-04.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/?attachment_id=26633)

[![Chart shows nine-in-ten U.S. adults think people often or sometimes pretend to be someone else in order to try to steal personal information](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-03/)

[![Chart shows about four-in-ten Americans say they would not be likely to speak with a public health official by phone or text message about the coronavirus outbreak](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-05.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-05/)

[![Chart shows four-in-ten Americans say they would not be likely to speak with a public health official at their residence about the coronavirus outbreak](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-06.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-06/)

[![Chart shows about a quarter of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing names of people with whom they might have been in physical contact with a public health official](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-07.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-07/)

[![Chart shows 22% of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing places they have recently visited with a public health official](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-08.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-08/)

[![Chart shows half of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing location data from their cellphone with a public health official](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-09.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-09/)

[![Chart shows 73% of Americans say they would definitely act on advice from a public health official to quarantine if they had COVID-19](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-010.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-010/)

[![Chart shows bout three-in-ten Americans say it would be very or somewhat difficult to quarantine if they had COVID-19](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-011.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-011/)

[![Chart shows roughly four-in-ten Americans are not at all or not too confident that public health organizations will keep their personal records safe](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-012.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-012/)

[![Roughly two-in-ten Americans are not at all or not too confident that their medical doctors or health care providers will keep records safe](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-013.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-013/)

[![Chart shows half of Americans are not at all or not too confident that the federal government will keep their personal records safe](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-014.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-014/)

[![Chart shows three-quarters of Americans think it is acceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to infectious disease researchers](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-015.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-015/)

[![Chart shows about six-in-ten Americans think it is unacceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to state, local elected officials](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-016.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-016/)

[![Chart shows roughly six-in-ten Americans think it is unacceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to health insurance companies](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-017.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-017/)

[![Chart shows roughly six-in-ten Americans think it is unacceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to pharmaceutical companies](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/10/PI_2020.10.30_contact-tracing-A-018.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/10/30/contact-tracing-appendix/pi_2020-10-30_contact-tracing-a-018/)

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