BASIC SURVEY OF ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY BY COVID-19 IN JAPAN

Abstract

 In this paper, we conducted a questionnaire survey on web to understand the impact of the spread of COVID-19 and the government's request to refrain from socioeconomic activities on people's attitudes and behavior. The results showed that the risk of infection and death was overestimated by several times to thousands of times more than the actual risk. In addition, people do not thoroughly avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth, which is an effective countermeasure against contact infection, and we pointed out the problems in providing information about it by the government. The results also show that more than 65% of the respondents supported the declaration of the state of emergency, that more people find enjoyment than stress in being at home, and that the opinions of experts were more influential in making decisions than those of newscasters, pundits and politicians.