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Protocol - COVID-19 Related Information and Trust in News and Government Institutions

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Description

The RAND American Life Panel Impacts of COVID-19 survey is an online, self-administered, multi-part survey of adult American Life Panel (ALP) members.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

Available

Protocol

1. Where do you get most of your national and international news?

Please rank the top four in the order you use them (1=most frequently, 2=2nd most frequently, 3=3rd most frequently, 4=4th most frequently).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor)(6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ I don’t consume national or international news (8)

2. Where do you get most of your information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Please rank the top four in the order you use them (1=most frequently, 2=2nd most frequently, 3=3rd most frequently, 4=4th most frequently).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor) (6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ State or local government (8)

____ Federal government officials other than the President (such as the CDC, Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx) (9)

____ The President (10)

____ I don’t consume news about the coronavirus (11)

3. Which source provides the most reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion?

Please rank the top four (1=most reliable, 2=2nd most reliable, 3=3rd most reliable, 4=4th most reliable).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor) (6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ State or local government (8)

____ Federal government officials other than the President (such as the CDC, Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx) (9)

____ The President (10)

____ I don’t consume news about the coronavirus (11)

4. Which of these statements best describes the availability of a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

[ ] A vaccine will be available in a year or more (1)

[ ] A vaccine will be available in the next few months (2)

[ ] A vaccine is available now (3)

[ ] It is not possible to create a vaccine for it (4)

[ ] Not sure (5)

5. From what you’ve seen or heard, do you think it is most likely that coronavirus (COVID-19)...

[ ] Came about naturally (1)

[ ] Was developed intentionally in a lab (2)

[ ] Was made accidentally in a lab (3)

[ ] Doesn’t really exist (4)

[ ] Not sure [Keep position] ((5)

6. Please indicate whether you think these questions are true or false.

True (1)

False (2)

6a. People exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) can spread the disease to others, even if they do not have any symptoms. (1)

6b. The symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are connected to 5G mobile network radiation. (2)

6c. Regularly washing your hands for 20 seconds can help protect you from the coronavirus. (3)

7. Attitudes towards various government and private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in:

Complete Distrust 0 (1)

1 (2)

2 (3)

3 (4)

4 (5)

Neither Trust nor Distrust 5 (6)

6 (7)

7 (8)

8 (9)

9 (10)

Complete Trust 10 (11)

a. the United States Congress (1)

b. network television news (e.g., ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

c. cable news (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

d. national newspapers (e.g., The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today) (4)

e. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (6)

f. the United States Postal Service (USPS) (7)

g. the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (8)

h. the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (9)

Personnel and Training Required

Equipment Needs

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Adults aged 18 and older

Selection Rationale

PhenX used input from crowdsourcing to enable rapid response and release of COVID-19 related protocols in the Toolkit. 

Language

English

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Derived Variables

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Process and Review

Not applicable

Protocol Name from Source

RAND 2020 American Life Panel Survey (ALP) on Impacts of COVID-19

Source

Carman, Katherine Grace and Shanthi Nataraj, 2020 American Life Panel Survey on Impacts of COVID-19: Technical Documentation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2020. T1_Q1 – T1_Q7 as 1-7. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA308-1.html

General References
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Protocol ID

950201

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Cable_News
PX950201070300 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: cable news (e.g. show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Centers_Disease
PX950201070500 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: the Centers for D show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Central_Intelligence
PX950201070800 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: the Central Intel show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Coronavirus_Belief_Exposure_Spread
PX950201060100 Please indicate whether you think these more
questions are true or false. People exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) can spread the disease to others, even if they do not have any symptoms. show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Coronavirus_Belief_Radiation
PX950201060200 Please indicate whether you think these more
questions are true or false. The symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are connected to 5G mobile network radiation. show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Coronavirus_Belief_Washing_Protection
PX950201060300 Please indicate whether you think these more
questions are true or false. Regularly washing your hands for 20 seconds can help protect you from the coronavirus. show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Coronavirus_Likely_Origin
PX950201050000 From what you've seen or heard, do you think more
it is most likely that coronavirus (COVID-19): show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Federal_Emergency
PX950201070700 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: the Federal Emerg show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Fourth_Most_Reliable
PX950201030400 Which source provides the most reliable more
information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion? Please rank the top four. 4th most reliable show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Frequency_Fourth_Most
PX950201020400 Where do you get most of your information more
about the coronavirus (COVID-19)? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 4th most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Frequency_Most
PX950201020100 Where do you get most of your information more
about the coronavirus (COVID-19)? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. Most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Frequency_Second_Most
PX950201020200 Where do you get most of your information more
about the coronavirus (COVID-19)? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 2nd most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Frequency_Third_Most
PX950201020300 Where do you get most of your information more
about the coronavirus (COVID-19)? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 3rd most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Most_Reliable
PX950201030100 Which source provides the most reliable more
information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion? Please rank the top four. Most reliable show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Second_Most_Reliable
PX950201030200 Which source provides the most reliable more
information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion? Please rank the top four. 2nd most reliable show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Information_Coronavirus_Third_Most_Reliable
PX950201030300 Which source provides the most reliable more
information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion? Please rank the top four. 3rd most reliable show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_National_International_News_Fourth_Most_Frequent
PX950201010400 Where do you get most of your national and more
international news? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 4th most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_National_International_News_Most_Frequent
PX950201010100 Where do you get most of your national and more
international news? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. Most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_National_International_News_Second_Most_Frequent
PX950201010200 Where do you get most of your national and more
international news? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 2nd most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_National_International_News_Third_Most_Frequent
PX950201010300 Where do you get most of your national and more
international news? Please rank the top four in the order you use them. 3rd most frequently show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_National_Newspapers
PX950201070400 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: national newspape show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Network_Television_News
PX950201070200 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: network televisio show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_Statement_Availability_Vaccine
PX950201040000 Which of these statements best describes the more
availability of a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19)? show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_United_States_Congress
PX950201070100 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: the United States show less
N/A
PX950201_Rand_Impacts_Covid19_United_States_Postal
PX950201070600 Attitudes towards various government and more
private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: the United States show less
N/A
Information Resources
Measure Name

COVID-related Information Sources and Trust in News and Government Institutions

Release Date

October 30, 2020

Definition

A seven item self-report questionnaire assessing subjects’ information sources and level of trust in those sources during the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic.

Purpose

This survey was intended to assess the sources of news and individuals’ perceptions about the coronavirus, the vaccine, the media and government institutions.

Keywords

coronavirus, COVID-19, news, information, source, newspapers, magazines, television, social media, online news sites, radio, personal networks, Friends, family, RAND American Life Panel Survey (ALP), COVID

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
950201 COVID-19 Related Information and Trust in News and Government Institutions
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