- A quarter of Atlantic Canadians think 2022 will be COVID-19 pandemic’s final year, while 36 percent believe it will end two to three years from now
- On the other hand, close to two-in-ten Atlantic Canadians feel that the pandemic will never end.
February 15, 2022
Two years after COVID-19 started to spread, Atlantic Canadians were asked to share their thoughts on when they believe the pandemic will end. Six-in-ten are relatively optimistic as we enter the third year of the pandemic, believing it will end either this year (25%) or two to three years from now (36%). Conversely, a few Atlantic Canadians feel the pandemic will never end (16%) and a similar proportion of respondents are not sure when it will end (20%).
Opinions on when the pandemic will be a thing of the past are quite consistent across provinces and age-groups. When looking closer at differences in responses across household incomes, however, more individuals with an income of $100K+ believe the pandemic will end within in the next three years (69%) compared to those with an income of less than $50K (53%). A similar gap is seen across levels of education, where those who have a graduate level of education are more likely to believe the pandemic will end within the next three years (75%) compared to post-secondary (63%) and high school or less (52%).
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This survey was conducted from January 11 to 16, with 1,140 Atlantic Canadians from Narrative Research’s online panel, East Coast Voice. As a non-probability sample (i.e., a panel sample where residents have joined a panel to share their opinions), and in accordance with CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards, a margin of error is not applied.
The questions reported in this release include:
When do you think the pandemic will end?
- This year (2022)
- 2-3 years from now
- 4-6 years from now
- 7+ years from now
- The pandemic will never end
- Don’t know/No idea
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