Host: The Society of Socio-Informatics
Pages 149-154
This study investigates the different and common parts of the perception of risk characteristics of COVID-19 in 10 nations. We conducted a cross-national survey from February 8 to March 18 in Asia, Europe, and America. We obtained the data from 3170 samples (age 20-84) and analyzed it by statistical method. It reveals that, although the factor construct was different in respective countries, the factors of "Dread" and "Unknown" are common in each country. In an additional analysis, we also find the increase of Dread factor score and the decrease of Unknown factor score associate with trust for public information sources.
