TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between perceived risk of COVID-19 and support for transportation policies
AU - Duren, Michelle
AU - Ehsani, Johnathon
AU - Michael, Jeffrey
AU - Pollack Porter, Keshia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The association between perceived risk of COVID-19 at the individual level and support for transportation policies designed to mitigate coronavirus transmission has received little attention. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (N = 2,011) in June 2020 to examine how support for public policy varied according to perceived risk. We used logistic regression models to control for demographic factors and identify the effect of perceived risk, defined as a combination of self-reported perceptions of personal risk of acquiring the disease and the severity of the illness if infected, on support for a range of policies related to transportation. We found that perceived risk did not vary significantly by sex, race, urbanicity, income, or age. Support for policies aimed at mitigating COVID-19 transmission was consistently higher among those with higher perceived risk of the disease.
AB - The association between perceived risk of COVID-19 at the individual level and support for transportation policies designed to mitigate coronavirus transmission has received little attention. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (N = 2,011) in June 2020 to examine how support for public policy varied according to perceived risk. We used logistic regression models to control for demographic factors and identify the effect of perceived risk, defined as a combination of self-reported perceptions of personal risk of acquiring the disease and the severity of the illness if infected, on support for a range of policies related to transportation. We found that perceived risk did not vary significantly by sex, race, urbanicity, income, or age. Support for policies aimed at mitigating COVID-19 transmission was consistently higher among those with higher perceived risk of the disease.
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Perceived risk
KW - Transportation policy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cstp.2022.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.cstp.2022.08.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 35971459
AN - SCOPUS:85136284494
SN - 2213-624X
VL - 10
SP - 1898
EP - 1903
JO - Case Studies on Transport Policy
JF - Case Studies on Transport Policy
IS - 3
ER -