Protocol - COVID-19 Related Information and Trust in News and Government Institutions

1. Where do you get most of your national and international news?

Please rank the top four in the order you use them (1=most frequently, 2=2nd most frequently, 3=3rd most frequently, 4=4th most frequently).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor)(6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ I don’t consume national or international news (8)

2. Where do you get most of your information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Please rank the top four in the order you use them (1=most frequently, 2=2nd most frequently, 3=3rd most frequently, 4=4th most frequently).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor) (6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ State or local government (8)

____ Federal government officials other than the President (such as the CDC, Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx) (9)

____ The President (10)

____ I don’t consume news about the coronavirus (11)

3. Which source provides the most reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), in your opinion?

Please rank the top four (1=most reliable, 2=2nd most reliable, 3=3rd most reliable, 4=4th most reliable).

____ Print (e.g. newspapers, news magazines [e.g. Time or Newsweek)] (1)

____ Broadcast television (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS) (2)

____ Cable television (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) (3)

____ Radio news programs (including streaming, e.g. Sirius) (4)

____ Online news sites (e.g. websites for print publications, Huffington Post, The Hill, Breitbart) (5)

____ Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor) (6)

____ Friends, family, or personal networks (e.g. work, church) (7)

____ State or local government (8)

____ Federal government officials other than the President (such as the CDC, Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx) (9)

____ The President (10)

____ I don’t consume news about the coronavirus (11)

4. Which of these statements best describes the availability of a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

[ ] A vaccine will be available in a year or more (1)

[ ] A vaccine will be available in the next few months (2)

[ ] A vaccine is available now (3)

[ ] It is not possible to create a vaccine for it (4)

[ ] Not sure (5)

5. From what you’ve seen or heard, do you think it is most likely that coronavirus (COVID-19)...

[ ] Came about naturally (1)

[ ] Was developed intentionally in a lab (2)

[ ] Was made accidentally in a lab (3)

[ ] Doesn’t really exist (4)

[ ] Not sure [Keep position] ((5)

6. Please indicate whether you think these questions are true or false.

7. Attitudes towards various government and private institutions can range from distrust to trust. Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates complete distrust and 10 indicates complete trust, please indicate your level of trust in: