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

被引：3

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.

引用

页码：800 / 810

页数：11

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