Table 3.
Responses of young adults in the United States (N=513) to questions about their willingness to participate in aspects of COVID-19 digital surveillance.
| Questions and responses | Participants, n (%) | |
| Willing to allow cell phone to passively monitor | ||
| Strongly disagree | 99 (19.3) | |
| Disagree | 113 (22) | |
| Neutral | 130 (25.3) | |
| Agree | 121 (23.6) | |
| Strongly agree | 50 (9.8) | |
| Willing to actively input specific health data via phone/tablet | ||
| Strongly disagree | 58 (11.9) | |
| Disagree | 96 (18.7) | |
| Neutral | 25 (24.4) | |
| Agree | 167 (32.6) | |
| Strongly agree | 64 (12.5) | |
| Willing to share results of any COVID-19 virus or antibody tests | ||
| Strongly disagree | 60 (11.7) | |
| Disagree | 52 (10.1) | |
| Neutral | 112 (21.8) | |
| Agree | 200 (39) | |
| Strongly agree | 89 (17.4) | |
| Willing to share symptom information such as coughing, tiredness, or temperature | ||
| Strongly disagree | 68 (13.3) | |
| Disagree | 66 (12.9) | |
| Neutral | 106 (20.7) | |
| Agree | 193 (37.6) | |
| Strongly agree | 80 (15.6) | |
| Willing to share my location and where I have been, tracked by my phone | ||
| Strongly disagree | 146 (28.5) | |
| Disagree | 105 (20.5) | |
| Neutral | 120 (23.4) | |
| Agree | 103 (20.1) | |
| Strongly agree | 39 (7.6) | |
| Willing to share personal contact data such as who I was with, tracked by my phone | ||
| Strongly disagree | 138 (26.9) | |
| Disagree | 117 (22.8) | |
| Neutral | 114 (22.2) | |
| Agree | 99 (19.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 45 (8.8) | |