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October 29, 2020

What Factors Drive the Satisfaction of Citizens on Governments’ Responses to COVID-19?

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  • Analysis of a 14-country dataset suggests that people place stronger attention on their government’s response performance, measured by the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, rather than containment and health policies that are initiated. Satisfaction in the government response ranged from 46% and 47% in the UK and US, respectively, to 94% and 95% in Australia and Denmark, respectively. The regression model also found that health policy and economic support affect satisfaction to government response, albeit less significantly than the number of cases and deaths.

Chen et al. (Oct 25, 2020). What Factors Drive the Satisfaction of Citizens on Governments’ Responses to COVID-19? International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.050