A recent in-depth review published in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet, in part using Gallup World Poll data, demonstrated a significant correlation between trust in government and COVID-19 infections. The review looked at COVID-related outcomes, trust in government and interpersonal trust (along with many other variables) across 177 countries. The analysis and results were complex, with the usual caveats and statistical cautions — but in the end, the authors concluded that “higher levels of trust (government and interpersonal) had large, statistically significant associations with fewer infections for the entire study period.” CONTINUED
Frank Newport, Gallup
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