Trust and Transparency in times of Crisis: Results from an Online Survey During the First Wave (April 2020) of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the UK - Quantitative Data

An anonymised quantitative dataset that contains results for a survey on public perceptions of the UK government's response during the first wave (April 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic, with specific focus upon the relationship between trust and transparency. It contains data provided by 9,322 respondents aged 20 or over, who completed an online questionnaire between 6 and 22 April 2020. Responses indicate whether they consider the UK government to have made the correct decision, government priority, and their trust in government. It is accompanied by demographic information on the participant's age category, education level, gender, income level, region, and ethnicity, and the use of acceptable force. The only difference between this version (v2) and the previous (v1) is the addition of the acceptable_force column. Qualitative data for this study have not been made available due to the presence of sensitive and potentially disclosure information. See Methods section for information on data capture and analysis.