Information about Covid-19

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%).