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22% of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing places they have recently visited with a public health official

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Seven-in-ten adults had seen or heard at least some about contact tracing as of July
Majority of U.S. adults say they do not generally answer their cellphone for unknown numbers, but many of them do listen to voicemails
Nine-in-ten U.S. adults think people often or sometimes pretend to be someone else in order to try to steal personal information
About two-thirds of Americans say their personal information has become less secure in last five years
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
Four-in-ten Americans say they would not be likely to speak with a public health official at their residence about the coronavirus outbreak
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
22% of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing places they have recently visited with a public health official
Half of Americans would be uncomfortable sharing location data from their cellphone with a public health official
73% of Americans say they would definitely act on advice from a public health official to quarantine if they had COVID-19
About three-in-ten Americans say it would be very or somewhat difficult to quarantine if they had COVID-19
Roughly four-in-ten Americans are not at all or not too confident that public health organizations will keep their personal records safe
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
Half of Americans are not at all or not too confident that the federal government will keep their personal records safe
Three-quarters of Americans think it is acceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to infectious disease researchers
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
Roughly six-in-ten Americans think it is unacceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to health insurance companies
Roughly six-in-ten Americans think it is unacceptable for information collected by public health officials to be made available to pharmaceutical companies

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