2020 COVID-19 Research Waves
Introduction
Rarely is the public’s response to a social issue so vital as it is right now. That’s why the Cause & Social Influence initiative has begun a series of research studies to track young Americans’ actions related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
This brief presents three rounds of COVID-19 social actions and issue research by the Cause and Social Influence initiative. As information unfolds, living with and researching the pandemic will be a learning process and one we look forward to sharing with those seeking to activate young Americans.
Research Protocol
For the first phase of research, a quantitative approach was taken with an online survey fielded from 6 PM EST on March 20, 2020, to 6 PM EST on March 21, 2020, to collect data about the actions taken by young Americans (ages 18-30) related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) during the preceding week. The survey generated 1,105 responses from a nationally representative panel based on census-projected ethnic and demographic composition. With this response rate, the data presented has a 95% confidence interval and 3% margin of error.
For the second phase of research, a quantitative approach was taken with an online survey fielded from 6 PM to 10 PM EST on April 17, 2020, to collect data about the actions taken by young Americans (ages 18-30) related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) during the preceding one to three weeks. The survey had 1,190 respondents from a nationally representative sample based on census-projected ethnic and demographic composition. With this response rate, the data presented has a 95% confidence interval and 3% margin of error.
For the third phase of the research, a quantitative approach was taken with an online survey fielded from 3 PM to 7 PM EST on May 15, 2020, to collect data about the actions taken by young Americans (ages 18-30) related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) during the preceding one to three weeks. The survey had 1,049 respondents from a nationally representative sample based on census-projected ethnic and demographic composition. With this response rate, the data presented has a 95% confidence interval and 3% margin of error.