A new survey released by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs can calculate your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19 and provide guidance on how to protect yourself from contracting the virus.
The confidential Florida Safe Survey, made by analytics company BellAge, asks a series of questions, such as how often the respondent wears a mask when going out and how many people the respondent is in contact with during a typical week. It also asks demographic questions, including the respondent’s ZIP code, living arrangements and age to calculate the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. It then produces a report customized to the respondent’s answers.
Once completed, the survey assesses the respondent’s calculated risk of being infected by or spreading the virus alongside a severity risk showing the approximate probability of the respondent being hospitalized or dying after contracting the virus.
It also provides a “safe behavior score” on a scale of 0-10 based on the respondent’s adherence to the recommended precautions to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
“With the Florida Safe Survey, we hope to further mitigate the spread of this disease and bring another layer of protection to those most at risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement.
Alongside these scores, the survey offers recommendations based on respondents’ needs, including resources for issues like food or housing insecurity. However, these resources are selected from the Florida Aging Network and tailored toward older adults, the statement noted.
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