National Daily Health Survey
for Coronavirus
Thank You from the Team
Thank you for your participation in the National Daily Health Survey. We are very grateful for your time and support. Your responses have helped our researchers better understand the prevalence and spread of COVID-19 in our communities. With your help, we surpassed 12 Million responses, 200,000 participants and received responses from all 50 states. We are excited to share our preliminary findings with you!
We thank you again for your contribution to this important effort. We are still in the midst of this pandemic and it is more important than ever that we all take the necessary precautions to protect ourselves and our communities. Stay safe!
Preliminary Results
Thanks to your dedication to completing the survey each day, we have discovered valuable insights about COVID-19 and are pleased to share some with you today. Survey respondents reported the following numbers:
- 7.9% of face-to-face workers test positive compared to 2.7% of non-face-to-face workers when receiving a COVID swab test.
- There is a 9x increased prevalence in the loss of taste and smell reported from participants that swab-tested COVID positive vs. negative (37.6% vs. 4.3%).
- Similarly, there is a 4.3x increased prevalence of fever in COVID positive vs. negative participants (40.3% vs. 9.3%).
- There is also a 4x increased prevalence of chills in COVID positive vs. negative participants (35.0% vs. 8.7%).
With your responses, we see a correlation with actual cases 5 days in advance
Using test result responses from the top 100 responding counties, we can generate a signal (blue line) which correlates with actual cases (orange dots) 5 days in advance.
*Signal based on participant-reported results, not representative sample
Next Steps
As vaccinations have begun for eligible groups, we will be closing the National Daily Health Survey.
We are now working to understand the diverse views regarding the COVID-19 vaccination. We encourage you to help us by completing this one-time COVID-19 Vaccine Views Survey.
Additional Information and Resources
Find out more about how to stay healthy
As COVID-19 vaccinations become available to the public, we encourage you to protect yourself against the virus by becoming vaccinated.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ
- Dr. Hofmann, leader of the National Daily Health Survey, getting his vaccine administered
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