TrustTracker Serial Surveys on Public Trust during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2022-2024

This data collection comprises serial survey data collected between February 2022 and January 2025 as part of the UKRI ESRC-funded project “Measuring Trust and its Variance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Serial Surveys and Quantitative Text Analysis” (ES/W011913/1). The project investigates public trust in government, scientific experts, and public institutions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The dataset includes repeated cross-sectional survey waves administered in the United Kingdom and Japan, measuring institutional trust, policy attitudes, compliance intentions, political ideology, socio-demographic characteristics, and related constructs.

Full datasets, documentation, replication materials, and code are archived in the Harvard Dataverse repository. This ReShare record provides metadata registration in compliance with ESRC data policy.