The association between the proportion of Brexiters and COVID-19 death rates in England.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

A cultural divide may exist between a set of people who accept and a set of people who reject the advice of experts. This cultural divide may have important consequences and policy implications, especially in times of severe crisis.

Objective

Ecological study of whether there exists a significant conditional correlation between two variables that appear unrelated except for attitude towards experts: (1) Proportion of people voting in favour of remaining in the European Union in 2016 and (2) COVID-19 outcomes measured by death rates and vaccination rates. A significant conditional correlation would indicate that polarized beliefs have important consequences across a broad spectrum of societal challenges.

Methods

This study uses simple descriptive statistics a

SUBMITTER: Phalippou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature