Effect of the Pandemic on Social Trust

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Effect of the Pandemic on Social Trust
Project Number
240
Abstract
This research examines individuals' virus vulnerability as well as their perceptions of norm compliance, and the effect of these on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trust.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-07-2020
End date
28-07-2020
Topics
Health and well-being (LISS)
Researcher
Sergio Lo Iacono (Utrecht University)
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2021 CentERdata
Funding Organization
Utrecht University
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zk3-vyph

Datasets and documentation

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Codebook in English
codebook_sd20a_EN_1.0.pdf
Codebook in Dutch
codeboek_sd20a_NL_1.0.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS file
sd20a_EN_1.0p.sav
English STATA file
sd20a_EN_1.0p.dta

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of the household member encryptedpreloaded
sd20a_mYear and month of the field work periodconstructed
sd20a001Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?directly measured
sd20a002Do you think that most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance, or would they try to be fair?directly measured
sd20a003Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful or that they are mostly looking out for themselves?directly measured
sd20a004Are you in this high-risk category for the coronavirus?directly measured
sd20a005Do you think you are or have been infected with the coronavirus?directly measured
sd20a006Did a corona test confirm that you are not or have not been infected?directly measured
sd20a007Did a corona test confirm that you are or have been infected?directly measured
sd20a008Did a doctor confirm that it is likely that you are or have been infected?directly measured
sd20a009Do you know anyone among your close contacts (someone with whom you discuss or share personal matters) who is in this high-risk category for the coronavirus?directly measured
sd20a010Do you know anyone among your close contacts (someone with whom you discuss or share personal matters) who has tested positively for the coronavirus or has seen a doctor who confirmed that it is likely that he/she is or has been infected..?directly measured
sd20a011How many among your close contacts (people with whom you discuss or share personal matters) have tested positively for the coronavirus or have seen a doctor who confirmed that it is likely that they are or have been infected with the [...]?directly measured
sd20a012To what extent do you agree with statement 1?directly measured
sd20a013Out of every 100 people, how many do you think agree with statement 1?directly measured
sd20a014Out of every 100 people who had any symptoms of a coronavirus infection, how many do you think stayed at home during the lockdown and avoided social contact?directly measured
sd20a015To what extent do your agree with statement 2?directly measured
sd20a016Out of every 100 people, how many do you think agree with statement 2?directly measured
sd20a017Out of every 100 people who had no symptoms of a coronavirus infection, how many do you think stayed at home during the lockdown (except for basic grocery shopping) and avoided social contact?directly measured
sd20a018If the government would mandate everyone to stay home tomorrow (except for basic grocery shopping), out of every 100 people who do not work in crucial professions how many do you think would do this?directly measured
sd20a019Would you stay at home?directly measured
sd20a020For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : It is my civic dutydirectly measured
sd20a021For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : For fear of a finedirectly measured
sd20a022For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : To avoid getting infecteddirectly measured
sd20a023For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : To avoid infecting my loved onesdirectly measured
sd20a024For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : To avoid infecting othersdirectly measured
sd20a025For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : To avoid infecting those who are vulnerable (e.g. the elderly)directly measured
sd20a026For what reasons would you do that? Multiple answers possible. : Other, namely:directly measured
sd20a027Other, namely:directly measured
sd20a028In general, how much confidence do you have in the government?directly measured
sd20a029In general, how much confidence do you have in science?directly measured
sd20a030Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
sd20a031Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
sd20a032Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
sd20a033Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
sd20a034Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
sd20a035Starting date questionnaireconstructed
sd20a036End date questionnaireconstructed
sd20a037Starting time questionnaireconstructed
sd20a038End time questionnaireconstructed
sd20a039Duration in secondsderived

Questions

Questionnaire: Effect of the Pandemic on Social Trust

The questionnaire was administered in Dutch

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Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,698 (100.0%)
Non-response: 293 (10.9%)
Response: 2,405 (89.1%)
Complete: 2,397 (88.9%)
Incomplete: 8 (0.3%)
Collection Events
Period
06-07-2020 to 28-07-2020
Sample
Panel members who answered the social trust question (cp19k019) in Wave 11 of LISS Core Study ‘Personality’ and questions py20a048-py20a049 and py20a154 in the study ‘Effects of the Outbreak of COVID-19, Wave 1’.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents

Publications