Last week, we asked you how soon you’d feel safe getting back to normal as restrictions lift, and almost 2,400 of you responded to give us your feelings on returning to the office, restaurants, indoor + outdoor events, vacation planning, and more.
Today, as more parts of SC are reopening (restrictions on attractions are being lifted today), we’re breaking down the data – and including some of your feedback on how we can continue to reopen safely + where you’ll be heading first. Thanks again to The Hustle for providing the original inspo for our poll.
Here’s what you shared.
○ Masks might make all the difference. The number one response to how businesses could make customers feel safe – mentioned over 1,000 times – was to require people to wear one.
○ You’re missing local businesses the most. Many of you are especially missing restaurants – restaurants were mentioned over 600 times.
○ You’re ready for a road trip. 49% of you feel like you could take a local or regional vacay right now. But 58% of you are planning to wait at least a year to travel internationally.
○ 44% of you could go back to work in an office now. Another 22% could be ok with it in one to two months.
○ A good chunk of you are ready to be eating in restaurants or catching a flick on the big screen. 35% of you would go out to eat or see a movie right now, with another 19% in the next one to two months.
○ Some of you are waiting a while longer on large events. 20% want to wait until next year for an outdoor show, and 38% of you wouldn’t feel comfortable at an indoor event, wanting to wait until next year before an indoor event.
Check out the full results breakdown here. ⬇️
Here’s what else we learned.
Around 70 of you mentioned getting a vaccine + doing more testing as factors that will make you feel safe – and some of you said that you don’t plan to do much until those are in place.
And y’all miss plenty of other things too – including gyms, our local theatres, hair salons, breweries, museums, and more. We’re on the same page, guys.
While some of you are ready to get out and about now, others are opting to wait – and most want to strike a balance between the two. Justine A. Says “Let’s all do what we have to do to keep the numbers down and care for each other. Be kind.”
Want to know how other cities around the Southeast answered our poll? Click the button below to see responses from our sister markets in Asheville, Charleston, Columbia, Raleigh, Chattanooga, and Lakeland – 7,673 in total. ⬇️
