Science Barometer Corona-Special April 2020

Every year since 2014, Wissenschaft im Dialog has been using the Science Barometer to collect representative data on the attitudes of German citizens towards science and research. The aim is to contribute to a fact-based discourse on the relationship between science and the public and to targeted science communication by collecting, processing the data and communicating the results. Against the background of scientific policy advice and publicly communicating researchers in the context of the corona pandemic (COVID-19), two surveys were conducted in spring 2020 in addition to the annual surveys. The questionnaire of these special corona surveys contained questions on cognitive attitudes such as informedness and the information behaviour of the respondents on corona-related topics from science and research. In addition, evaluative attitudes were collected on issues such as trust, assessment of the benefits of science in combating the corona pandemic and the political role of research in this respect. The science barometer Corona Special is a project of Wissenschaft im Dialog. It is sponsored and supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

Topics: Trust in science and research; opinion on corona (being informed about corona, dealing with what is happening around corona, current measures on corona are appropriate); trust in statements of different actors on corona (scientists, doctors and medical staff, politicians, representatives of authorities and offices, journalists, relatives, acquaintances and friends); information behaviour on the topic of new developments on corona from science and research (on television including media library, on radio including audio library, in newspapers and magazines including online editions, on official websites of authorities, offices and research institutions on the Internet, online in social networks); perceived scientific disciplines or research areas as sources of information for Corona (open); agreement on statements about science and research in the context of corona (political decisions in dealing with corona should be based on scientific knowledge, it is not the task of scientists to interfere in politics, we should rely more on common sense in dealing with corona and for this we do not need scientific studies, science and research on corona too complicated, difficult to judge which information is the right one in case of contradictory statements of scientists on corona, controversies between scientists on corona are helpful as a contribution to ensure that the right research results are obtained, the knowledge of scientists is important to slow down the spread of corona in Germany, science and research do not yet understand the corona virus properly, most scientists make a clear distinction between confirmed findings and still open questions on corona, development of an effective vaccine or drug against corona in the foreseeable future).

Demography: sex; age; education; occupation; household size; children under 14 in the household; net household income; party preference.

Additionally coded: Interview no.; interview duration (in seconds); weight; city size (BIK); federal state; region.

自2014年起，德国对话科学（Wissenschaft im Dialog）机构每年都会通过科学晴雨表（Science Barometer），采集针对德国民众科学与科研态度的代表性调查数据。其核心目标在于通过数据采集、处理与成果传播，为构建科学理性的公众与科研关系话语体系，以及开展精准化的科学传播工作提供支撑。

在新冠疫情（COVID-19）背景下，结合科研政策咨询与科研人员公众沟通的现实需求，该机构于2020年春季除常规年度调查外，额外开展了两项新冠专项调查。此次新冠专项调查的问卷涵盖两类问题：其一为认知态度类问题，涉及受访者对科研领域新冠相关议题的知情情况与信息行为；其二为评价态度类问题，涵盖信任度、科研在新冠疫情防控中的作用评估，以及科研在此背景下的政治角色等议题。

科学晴雨表新冠专项（Science Barometer Corona Special）是对话科学（Wissenschaft im Dialog）的专项项目，由罗伯特·博世基金会（Robert Bosch Stiftung）与弗劳恩霍夫协会（Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft）资助支持。

本数据集涵盖主题包括：对科学与科研的信任；新冠相关舆论（含新冠知情情况、应对新冠事件的方式、当前新冠防控措施的合理性）；对新冠相关不同主体言论的信任度（包括科学家、医护人员、政客、官方机构代表、记者、亲属、熟人与朋友）；科研领域新冠新进展相关的信息行为（包括含媒体库在内的电视广播、含网络版在内的报刊杂志、官方机构与科研机构的互联网官网、社交网络平台）；作为新冠信息来源的感知科研学科/研究领域（开放式问题）；对新冠背景下科研相关表述的认同度，具体包括：新冠防控的政治决策应基于科学知识、科学家不应干预政治、应对新冠应更多依靠常识无需科研佐证、新冠相关科研过于复杂、当科学家言论矛盾时难以判断正确信息、科学家间的争议有助于保障获得正确研究成果、科学家的认知对遏制新冠在德传播至关重要、科研尚未充分认识新冠病毒、多数科学家会明确区分新冠相关已证实结论与待解问题、可预见未来将开发出新冠有效疫苗或药物。

人口统计学变量包括：性别、年龄、受教育程度、职业、家庭规模、家中14岁以下儿童情况、家庭净收入、政党偏好。

此外还包含以下额外编码项：访谈编号、访谈时长（单位：秒）、权重、城市规模（BIK）、联邦州、区域。