Pennsylvania State University Fall 2021 COVID-19 Infodemic Survey

This is an IRB-approved research project conducted jointly by the Penn State College of Medicine and Pennsylvania State University Libraries. It was used to assess COVID-19 beliefs, including vaccine hesitancy, throughout the Pennsylvania State University multi-campus community. The survey assessed students, employees and recent graduates (spring 2020 and later) about their attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and methods of gathering information about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. The survey was conducted from October - November 2021. Included are a PDF of the survey instrument and an XML file of the de-identified raw data.

Publications derived from this data include:
1. Murphy R, Pomerantz L, Kuruppumullage Don P, Sung Kim J, Long BA. Age and political leaning predict COVID-19 vaccination status at a large, multi-campus, public university in Pennsylvania: A cross-sectional survey. PLoS One. 2023 Sep 20;18(9):e0291974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291974. PMID: 37729180; PMCID: PMC10511139.