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Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the information you’ve received about the Covid-19 outbreak?
NET: Agree | NET: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family | 64% | 14% | 18% | 46% | 22% | 9% | 5% |
I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 56% | 20% | 19% | 37% | 24% | 12% | 8% |
The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent | 51% | 24% | 15% | 37% | 25% | 17% | 7% |
I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 35% | 40% | 7% | 27% | 26% | 23% | 17% |
- Around two-thirds of people agree that they feel informed about the situation (64%) and over half (56%) trust the government to provide honest and objective information about the outbreak.
- Half think the information they’ve received has been clear and consistent (51%).
- Those who think the threat of Covid-19 has been under-estimated are more likely to disagree that they feel informed of the situation (22%), that the information they’ve receive is clear and consistent (33%) and they trust the government to deliver honest and objective information (34%).
Gender | Age Group | Location | |||||||
NET: AGREE | Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Capital | Non-Capital | |
I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family | 64% | 63% | 65% | 58% | 59% | 73% | 65% | 61% | |
I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 56% | 57% | 54% | 48% | 51% | 66% | 57% | 53% | |
The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent | 51% | 53% | 50% | 49% | 47% | 58% | 54% | 47% | |
I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 35% | 38% | 32% | 31% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 32% | |
Base (n) | 1,034 | 519 | 515 | 342 | 327 | 365 | 703 | 331 | |
- Those aged over 55 are more likely to agree that they feel informed about the situation (73%), that they have trust in the information from the government (66%) and that the information they’ve received has been clear and concise (58%).
- People in non-capital areas are less likely to agree that the information they have received has been clear and consistent (47%) compared to those in capital cities (54%).

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