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Information about Covid-19

7 Apr 2020

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 06/04 29/03 22/03
I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family 70% 63% 64%
I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 63% 56% 56%
The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent 52% 47% 51%
I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 51% 42% 35%
Base (n) 1,069 1,086 1,034

 

  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 70% 14% 27% 43% 17% 9% 5%
I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 63% 18% 26% 37% 19% 10% 8%
The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent 52% 26% 17% 34% 22% 19% 7%
I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 51% 26% 14% 37% 23% 16% 10%

 

NET: AGREE   Gender Age Group Location
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 70% 66% 74% 56% 68% 78% 69% 71%
I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 63% 59% 66% 51% 60% 70% 63% 63%
The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent 52% 49% 55% 42% 46% 60% 51% 52%
I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 51% 50% 52% 41% 49% 56% 52% 49%
Base (n) 1,069 523 546 341 342 386 731 338
  • This week, woman are more likely to agree that they feel informed of the situation and the impact on them and their families (74% up from 62%), that they trust the government to provide honest and objective information (66%, up from 56%) and trust the media (52%, up from 41%). Men’s agreement that they have trust in the media has also increased from 42% to 50%.
  • People living in regional areas have higher agreement in all four statements this week – ‘I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family’ (63% to 71%), ‘I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak’ (53% to 63%), ‘The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent’ (43% to 52%) and ‘I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak (38% to 49%).
  • There has been increased agreement among those aged 35-54 that they feel informed (59% to 68%) and have trust in the information from government (49% to 60%).
  • Older people (aged over 55) and those in capital cities are more likely to agree that they trust the information in media this week (42% to 56% and 43% to 52% respectively).
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