Belief in Science and Beliefs about COVID-19: Educational Gradients

被引：3
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作者：
Qian, Yue [1 ]
Xie, Yu [2 ,3 ]
Jin, Yongai [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ British Columbia, Sociol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[2] Princeton Univ, Sociol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Princeton Univ, Paul & Marcia Wythes Ctr Contemporary China, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[4] Renmin Univ China, Ctr Populat & Dev Studies, Room 608,Chongde West Bldg, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China
来源：
SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | 2022年 / 56卷 / 04期
关键词：
belief in science; beliefs about COVID-19; COVID-19; beliefs; education; United States;
D O I：
10.1177/00380385221091129
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
Prior research has attributed the socio-economic disparity in COVID-19 infections to differences in degrees of exposure or economic resources. This study proposes beliefs about COVID-19 as a potential additional explanation. We conducted a nationally representative US survey with six measures of COVID-19 beliefs. Socio-economic status was measured through educational level. Compared with less-educated respondents, highly educated respondents treat COVID-19 more seriously, including believing in (1) face mask use, (2) asymptomatic transmission, (3) media non-exaggeration, (4) the necessity of stay-at-home orders, (5) a likelihood of themselves being infected with COVID-19 and (6) no protection of God against COVID-19. The educational gradient in COVID-19 beliefs was largely explained by differential levels of belief in science across education. Our findings suggest that encouraging public trust in science can potentially reduce the educational gradient in COVID-19 infections in the USA.
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页码：800 / 810
页数：11
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