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Description and research methodology
- Project goal
- Monitoring of attitudes and moods for the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 (caused by a new type of coronavirus).
- Implementation
- The survey is conducted in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria and is backed by the European National Panels, which have more than 100,000 respondents.
- Process
- The research is continuous and results in several indices that show the development of social attitudes and moods in the current situation.
- Target audience
- A representative sample of the general population of the participating countries 15+, N=different.
- Data collection method
- Online sampling (CAWI).
- Timing
- From 16 th March 2020.
Research questions (valid from September 2022)
- Panic index
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- How concerned are you about the health effects of COVID-19 disease on you personally?
- 0 – 10 (not concerned at all to very concerned)
- How concerned are you about the health effects of COVID-19 disease on your loved ones?
- 0 – 10 (not concerned at all to very concerned)
- What is the degree of preventive measures you are taking in relation to COVID-19 disease?
- 0 - 10 (I do not take any measures to I make major measures that affect my daily life)
- Index of confidence in the state apparatus
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- Do you trust the state in relation to COVID-19 disease and its possible effects?
- 0 – 10 (do not trust at all to trust completely)
- How do you assess the state's measures against the spread of COVID-19 disease?
- 0 – 10 (measures are totally ineffective to measures are totally effective)
- Personal experience
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- Do you personally know someone who has become ill with COVID-19?
- - I myself was/am ill
- - A family member was/is ill
- - Some of my acquaintances or friends were/are ill
- - Some of my co-workers were/are ill
- - I don't know anyone like that [EXCLUSIVE]
- Impact index
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- How has the state response to COVID-19 disease affected your daily life?
- 0 – 10 (didn’t affect at all to affected significantly)
- To what extent do measures related to the COVID-19 disease affect you personally (we mean canceled activities, cultural events, holidays, etc., or purchases of supplies or disinfectants, etc.)?
- 0 – 10 (didn’t affect at all to affected significantly)
- Index of willingness to get vaccinated
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- Are you vaccinated against COVID-19?
- - Yes, I am fully vaccinated, including two booster doses
- - Yes, I am fully vaccinated, including one booster dose
- - Yes, I am fully vaccinated, but without a booster dose
- - I am vaccinated with the first dose of two (in the case of a two-dose vaccine)
- - No, I am not vaccinated
- Will you get vaccinated or get (another) booster dose against COVID-19?
- - Definitely yes
- - Rather yes
- - Rather not
- - Definitely not
- - I don’t know yet
- - I cannot get vaccinated (my doctor does not recommend it, allergies, …)