When it comes to following the government rules to help protect against coronavirus (e.g. wearing face masks on public transport, staying indoors under quarantine, etc), which of the following comes closest to describing you?

Conducted

14 August 2020

3816 GB adults surveyed

Conducted 14 August 2020

YouGov surveyed 3816 GB adults

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I have been taking protective measures before the government said I had to and/or going further than the government says I need to

42%

I have followed the government rules as and when the government introduced them, but I have not acted earlier or gone further than the government says I need to

49%

I have only followed the government rules I want to or think make sense, but otherwise I have done what I wanted

Don't know

Conducted 14 August 2020

YouGov surveyed 3816 GB adults

I have been taking protective measures before the government said I had to and/or going further than the government says I need to

42%

I have followed the government rules as and when the government introduced them, but I have not acted earlier or gone further than the government says I need to

49%

I have only followed the government rules I want to or think make sense, but otherwise I have done what I wanted

Don't know

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