Public trust in the Government to control the spread of COVID-19 in England after the first wave-a longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), governments are increasingly relying on the public to voluntarily manage risk. Effectiveness is likely to rely in part on how much the public trusts the Government's response. We examined the English public's trust in the Conservative Government to control the spread of COVID-19 after the initial 'crisis' period.

Methods

We analyzed eight rounds of a longitudinal survey of 1899 smartphone users aged 18-79 in England between October 2020 and December 2021. We fitted a random-effects logit model to identify personal characteristics and opinions associated with trust in the Conservative Government to control the spread of COVID-19.

Results

Trust was lowest in January 2021 (28%) and highest in March

SUBMITTER: Boehm C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature