A U.S. poll shows that most respondents have left home very little over the past week to exercise, visit family, go to work, or shop for food due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the number of times respondents have left the house in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for the select reasons as of April 20, 2020.
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Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020
Characteristic
Not at all
1 time
2-3 times
4 times or more
Visit close friends or family
70%
18%
9%
3%
Go to work
67%
4%
7%
22%
Exercise
57%
7%
18%
18%
Shop for food, medicine or essential household items
20%
36%
36%
8%
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 24, 2020). Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Respondents Who Have Left Home in The past Week during The Covid-19 Pandemic for Select Reasons, as of April 20, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. respondents who have left home in the past week during the COVID-19 pandemic for select reasons, as of April 20, 2020 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113264/covid-us-leave-the-house-by-reason/
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