TY - JOUR
T1 - Public support for social safety-net policies for covid-19 in the United States, April 2020
AU - Barry, Colleen L.
AU - Han, Hahrie
AU - Presskreischer, Rachel
AU - Anderson, Kelly E.
AU - Elizabeth McGinty, Emma
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for survey data collection was received from Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. K. E. Anderson gratefully acknowledges support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32HS000029). R. Presskreischer gratefully acknowledges support from the National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH109436).
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Objectives. To examine public support for health insurance, income support, and unemployment policies during the initial phase of disease transmission and economic distress following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and to assess varying public support based on beliefs about the role of government. Methods. We fielded a nationally representative survey of US adults (n = 1468) from April 7, 2020, to April 13, 2020. Results. Of US adults, 77% supported paid sick leave, and a majority also supported universal health insurance, an increased minimum wage, and various unemployment support policies. Public support for an active government role in society to improve citizens' lives increased by 10 percentage points during this initial pandemic response relative to September 2019. Belief in a strong governmental role in society was associated with greater support for social safety-net policies. Conclusions. During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in early April 2020, most US adults favored a range of safety-net policies to ameliorate its negative health and economic consequences. For most safety-net policies, public support was highest among those favoring a stronger governmental role in society.
AB - Objectives. To examine public support for health insurance, income support, and unemployment policies during the initial phase of disease transmission and economic distress following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and to assess varying public support based on beliefs about the role of government. Methods. We fielded a nationally representative survey of US adults (n = 1468) from April 7, 2020, to April 13, 2020. Results. Of US adults, 77% supported paid sick leave, and a majority also supported universal health insurance, an increased minimum wage, and various unemployment support policies. Public support for an active government role in society to improve citizens' lives increased by 10 percentage points during this initial pandemic response relative to September 2019. Belief in a strong governmental role in society was associated with greater support for social safety-net policies. Conclusions. During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in early April 2020, most US adults favored a range of safety-net policies to ameliorate its negative health and economic consequences. For most safety-net policies, public support was highest among those favoring a stronger governmental role in society.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305919
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305919
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33058706
AN - SCOPUS:85096152272
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 110
SP - 1811
EP - 1813
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 12
ER -