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Fear of coronavirus infection and the willingness to temporarily give up civil liberties to contain the pandemic are increasing in the population.
At the same time, only half believe that the government is properly dealing with the crisis in the crown. That comes from a study presented Wednesday that the Gallup Institute conducted in cooperation with Medienhaus Wien.
The institute has been collecting the mood and media usage in the crown crisis on a regular basis since mid-March. For the current survey, 1,000 people were interviewed online between November 5 and 10. It is representative of the active population on the Internet aged 16 and over.
These are the most important points:
- the Fear of infection has risen again (57 percent of respondents).
- For the first time since April, Be placed temporarily give up civil liberties (80 percent).
- However, according to the study, only half of the population believes that the government handle the virus properly.
- The proportion of those who think the pandemic is not under control, reached 83 percent, the highest value since the outbreak of the crisis.
- More than half of the respondents (51 percent) believe that the activities fighting the crown causes more damage than that disease Covid-19 itself.
- Restrictions on freedom and social isolation will indirectly lead to more damage to health than the disease itself, 56 percent believe.
- 63 percent suspect economic consequences of the measures will destroy the lives of more people than Corona.
“We have turned to the negative on all issues,” said Gallup Institute Director Andrea Fronaschütz, introducing the study. Many values are comparable to those of March.
Country comparison
For the first time he wondered how Austrians see themselves compared to other EU countries:
- Almost two-thirds (60 percent) say we are in crisis best go like people from other countries.
- However, only 42 percent believe that Austria can cope with the crown crisis. more success than others and only 39 percent think the Austrian government has a best strategy than other EU countries.
Media consumption
Media consumption was also examined again by the Gallup Institute:
- Here’s a feeling of fatigue that’s now 81 percent occasionally. active avoidance of messages about Corona, Fronaschütz said. More than a third avoid them frequently or very frequently, and another 46 percent avoid them occasionally.
- 45 percent give the reason why they also manage many overloaded messages feel and it’s hard to keep track of things.
- 29 percent say it affects them Mental Wellness, 14 percent trust not the media.
The most popular news source to find out about the virus is still this watch television (79 percent) followed by Newspapers (Print and online; 56 percent), Radio (49 percent) and the Social media (32 percent).
In terms of credibility, public broadcasters in Austria and Germany (ZDF 76 percent, ORF Y ARD 75 percent each), followed by 3sat (73 percent), Hello tv (72 percent), n-tv (72 percent) and Pulse 4 (65 percent).
He leads the newspapers Standard (87 percent) before News from Upper Austria and the Salzburg News (80 percent each), the Rush (77 percent), dem delivery courier and the Tyrolean newspaper (73 percent each).
They are ranked on the lower end Kronen newspaper (54 percent) as well as free newspapers today (39 percent) and Austria (37 percent).
