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Behavioral research: people with complaints do not stay indoors

More and more Dutch people who cough or have other complaints that could indicate the corona virus, are being tested. But we don’t stay at home, it appears a periodic poll of 60,000 people.

The poll shows:

  • In spite of complaints, 90 percent of the respondents did groceries.
  • 43 percent say they have gone to work.
  • 64 percent visited family or friends despite complaints.
  • 41 percent of the people with complaints went to the catering industry.

It is remarkable that the respondents en masse support the national regulation to stay at home even with mild complaints: 84 percent think this is a good rule.


People’s willingness to be tested has increased. 32 percent of those surveyed with complaints underwent the test. That is almost double the previous poll, which was conducted in July.

To be sure

Over a quarter of the respondents had complaints that also belong to a corona infection. Of that group, 54 percent did not think of corona, but of an underlying condition, such as asthma or allergies.

Yet 21 percent of the people who know of an underlying cause, had themselves tested to be sure. Willingness to test is higher among people who develop new complaints: 45 percent.


The poll also shows that support for the rule to keep a distance of 1.5 meters has increased by 14 percent, after an earlier decrease.

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