Earlier today, I published a new study that analyzed the prevalence and development of Covid-Skepticism and Conspiracy Myths in Germany. Data are from the @boeckler_de @WSIInstitut workforce-panel study, latest wave July´21: N= 5.047.
Here are the 4⃣ main findings in a thread 👇
Here are the 4⃣ main findings in a thread 👇
1⃣ Covid Skepticism & Conspiracy Myths remain widespread in 🇩🇪 in Summer ´21 – regardless of lower incidences or fewer protests: 18% of German workforce with average agreement to all items. Agreement is rather rising than decreasing compared to earlier timepoints in the pandemic.
2⃣ The 6 items of Covid Skepticism and harsher Conspiracy Myths are very highly correlated: respondents sharing skepticism in most cases also agree to Conspiracy Myths - only a few differentiate between the items.
3⃣ Several groups with above-average agreement (interestingly these groups are very stable: same groups with above-average agreement in summer 20)
- The Deprived (low income/low education): increased powerlessness
- The financially Burdened during Crisis (massive loss of control)
- The Deprived (low income/low education): increased powerlessness
- The financially Burdened during Crisis (massive loss of control)
- The Younger (who perceive lower Covid health threats while suffering everyday hardship)
- those spared so far by the virus (here it´s easier to maintain myth of harmless virus)
- respondents in Eastern Germany (who report a higher genereal distrust in political institutions)
- those spared so far by the virus (here it´s easier to maintain myth of harmless virus)
- respondents in Eastern Germany (who report a higher genereal distrust in political institutions)
4⃣ Conspiracy Myths and Skepticism pose a signfificant threat to democratic societies as they can have very problematic behavior implications. Violence and aggressions are rising among parts of the movement culminating in a murder recently (#IdarOberstein).
Our study now shows:
- Those agreeing to Skepticism & Myths predominantly vote for the right-wing-populist AfD or are non-voters.
- They report much more frequently reckless & rule-violating pandemic behavior.
- They very often have not been vaccinated yet and do not intent to.
- Those agreeing to Skepticism & Myths predominantly vote for the right-wing-populist AfD or are non-voters.
- They report much more frequently reckless & rule-violating pandemic behavior.
- They very often have not been vaccinated yet and do not intent to.
A more detailed thread (only for those who read German) with more findings here:
The full study can be downloaded here (also unfortunately only in German):
boeckler.de/de/faust-detai…
https://twitter.com/AndreasHoev/status/1446027360059285504
The full study can be downloaded here (also unfortunately only in German):
boeckler.de/de/faust-detai…
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