As of May 13, 2020, 45 percent of respondents said that business owners who reopen their businesses in accordance with their state's reopening plans should not be held responsible if their employees contract coronavirus.
Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020
Original question: "Do you believe that business owners who reopen their businesses in accordance with their state’s reopening plans should or should not be held responsible if their employees contract coronavirus?"
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YouGov. (May 13, 2020). Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/
YouGov. "Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020." Chart. May 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/
YouGov. (2020). Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/
YouGov. "Opinion of U.S. Adults on If Businesses Who Reopen in Accordance with State's Plan Should Be Held Responsible If Employees Contract Covid-19, as of May 13, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/
YouGov, Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Opinion of U.S. adults on if businesses who reopen in accordance with state's plan should be held responsible if employees contract COVID-19, as of May 13, 2020 [Graph], YouGov, May 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120596/opinion-us-adults-businesses-reopen-accordance-state-plans-responsible-employees-contract-corona/
