Data supporting COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacydoi:10.7910/DVN/8DEYWDHarvard Dataverse2021-02-251Austin, Erica, 2021, "Data supporting COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacy", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8DEYWD, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:1F+jLf2wcCrmi93vL1Rmsw== [fileUNF]Data supporting COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacydoi:10.7910/DVN/8DEYWDAustin, EricaHarvard DataverseAustin, EricaAustin, Erica2021-02-25Social SciencesMedia literacydisinformationmisinformationnewspolitical engagementvotingCOVID-19minoritiespeople of colorThis file contains the survey data used in the analyses reported in COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacy, published in the HKS Disinformation Review, 2021.<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>WSU Murrow Center COVID-19 Survey Excerpt for Harvard Misinformation Review Repository.tab126475text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:1F+jLf2wcCrmi93vL1Rmsw==This file contains the survey data used in the analyses reported in COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacy, published in the HKS Disinformation Review, 2021.365.029679158649571264.0.632.50.01.01264.0632.5UNF:6:1tjPddJXOZLqKzTxkLIvIA==Start DateUNF:6:UaVmr0oK8u3YPo61LhVDkw==End DateUNF:6:mKY2oC19sUMLM3pFd/yYAQ==Population Weight - Not for Statistical Analysis386088.29661264.0371353.2826169269.9236902430418305.03125259683.16693939813.0.0UNF:6:DBLp7V6l+rJvQQxpq7dQ7Q==Sample Weight - For Statistical Analysis0.00.0704898651264.0.0.65183248357717551.00000000028718361.4867667441.430024468UNF:6:UaBI1gwDKBNZA1I1nBVOLA==Duration (in seconds)358.035737.01264.00.0.1072.01685.89365746291368.7800632911399UNF:6:OO34Ari+J75fkM9p6S1WcQ==Finished0.0.1.01264.01.01.01.00.00False01True1264UNF:6:6STGq9mwRudcMhivVdaB6A==Recorded DateUNF:6:rl3tXMyYGJazjE9SUlyQ4w==Welcome to the Washington State University COVID-19 “Novel Coronavirus” Opinion Survey! This is a short survey that should take about 15 minutes to complete. We have sent this survey to you because Washington state has been in the national spotlight a848.00.01.01.01.0.416.01.02I do not wish to participate in this study or I am less than 18 years of age.01I understand the information above, I am age 18 or above, and agree to participate in this study.416UNF:6:Nd+RMoa3B8IDG6V5A8JVag==Welcome to the Washington State University COVID-19 “Novel Coronavirus” Opinion Survey! This is a short survey that should take about 15 minutes to complete. 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(Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Unknown1256.01.01.01.08.0.0.01.01Unknown8UNF:6:FnUKYWDabIrWGogr8q71Kg==How do you describe your ethnicity? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Other/Prefer to self-describe1.01258.06.00.0.1.01.01.01Other/Prefer to self-describe6UNF:6:6wD+6vbjvYk+HlGqs9JNyA==How do you describe your ethnicity? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Don't wish to answerNaN0.0.NaNNaNNaN1264.0NaN1Don't wish to answer0UNF:6:xPu51YitRZewPvPfVfwW8A==How do you describe your ethnicity? (Please check all that apply) - Other/Prefer to self-describe - TextUNF:6:TNXGmWTlPo1wRJP+LRtVjQ==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I think about how someone creates news that I see.5.03.01257.0.7.03.361177406523471.01.1797203117197061Strongly disagree1214Somewhat agree3692Somewhat disagree1353Neither agree nor disagree4015Strongly agree231UNF:6:TZy8jlyqkWHDFifhysN1nQ==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I think about who created the news I am seeing..5.01.03.4777070063694261256.01.1772666689004148.04.04Somewhat agree4103Neither agree nor disagree3431Strongly disagree1055Strongly agree2662Somewhat disagree132UNF:6:wIDGuxhMlbpyIfRg0t7leA==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I think about what the creator of the news message wants me to think.1258.05.01.04.06.01.23276248070203033.4578696343402227.4Somewhat agree3702Somewhat disagree1361Strongly disagree1233Neither agree nor disagree3355Strongly agree294UNF:6:LVwkPhxfy7x50SZ6AicaMg==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I think about what the creator of the news I am seeing is trying to accomplish..6.05.01.01258.03.48887122416534231.20537915191501434.04Somewhat agree3945Strongly agree2881Strongly disagree1132Somewhat disagree1293Neither agree nor disagree334UNF:6:Gxozp6Z7FCj3RMV+2Ljfaw==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I compare news information from different media sources.1.20539611223428161.04.09.01255.03.65896414342629545.0.4Somewhat agree3823Neither agree nor disagree2952Somewhat disagree1091Strongly disagree965Strongly agree373UNF:6:c5ibx+3fuiIWijKFrc9Mzg==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I check to see if the original source of information I see in the news is clearly stated.4.03.60239043824701045.01255.01.1597285707454326.1.09.02Somewhat disagree1163Neither agree nor disagree3401Strongly disagree845Strongly agree3254Somewhat agree390UNF:6:SB9rMIGgC3CrD/67KUjEug==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I compare new information I see in news with other information I have seen before I accept it as believable.1258.03.6383147853736094.05.01.1780386418292208.1.06.05Strongly agree3331Strongly disagree1004Somewhat agree4312Somewhat disagree943Neither agree nor disagree300UNF:6:txZu4ADoAO9DXqLePyKceA==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I look for more information before I believe something I see in news.1.1035769961451951.05.03.7671451355661905.4.01254.010.01Strongly disagree622Somewhat disagree953Neither agree nor disagree2864Somewhat agree4415Strongly agree370UNF:6:+iUoeoG9ErHUh+T7IfJoPg==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - It is important to think twice about what news messages say..1254.01.03.854864433811800810.04.01.13409938988620375.03Neither agree nor disagree2595Strongly agree4501Strongly disagree612Somewhat disagree954Somewhat agree389UNF:6:3dyqtcCZ6l1g5JP8OKhBXQ==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I often consider whether a message in news is accurate..1.0812797449575925.011.01253.04.01.03.86991221069433474Somewhat agree4365Strongly agree4201Strongly disagree552Somewhat disagree763Neither agree nor disagree266UNF:6:Ll8AGu3xswhS0T5u/WuUgQ==Please indicate if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about NEWS: - I check on whether information I see in the news is up to date.1251.01.13641111215411564.01.0.13.03.788968824940055.01Strongly disagree674Somewhat agree4053Neither agree nor disagree2772Somewhat disagree965Strongly agree406UNF:6:tXUECTtu9iqBgRsWYrPWpg==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - Currently, there are no reports of people contracting COVID-19 from food or packaging from grocery stores.1257.01.07.01.104755068903905.3.22752585521082173.05.02Probably False1825Definitely True1623Not Sure4574Probably True3521Definitely False104UNF:6:piI4Bo/R3XKaYcW809gcmg==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - Hand dryers kill COVID-19.7.02.05.0.2.50755767700875331257.01.20580410377418871.01Definitely False3302Probably False2994Probably True1685Definitely True863Not Sure374UNF:6:Qh32joOdqjuTBID1KLlQyg==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - The number of deaths reported due to COVID-19 has been inflated by false death certificates.5.01.26248309584450812.01.0.3.02.82108626198083061252.02Probably False2623Not Sure3554Probably True2565Definitely True1351Definitely False244UNF:6:QDl4cKU7QtVXKb7Vwthngw==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - The homemade cloth masks benefit the community around a person more than the person wearing it.1.01.12766265557220425.04.01254.03.488835725677831510.0.5Definitely True2492Probably False1211Definitely False904Probably True4163Not Sure378UNF:6:MXVkVhkMxtLWYpWx8q6nsA==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - 5G radiation is the real cause of COVID-19.1.017.05.01.29395945653572532.331194867682437.2.01247.02Probably False1955Definitely True924Probably True1453Not Sure3311Definitely False484UNF:6:505cgxqBWqe1XUTaXXCY8Q==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - The new Coronavirus was deliberately created or released by people.5.01.27530499943512352.8294820717131481.01255.09.0.3.04Probably True2755Definitely True1293Not Sure3732Probably False2091Definitely False269UNF:6:PmJYCGnLqrWp03XYoWhPZw==Please indicate your level of confidence that the following statements are true or false. - You can protect yourself from COVID-19 by injecting, swallowing, bathing in or rubbing onto your body bleach, disinfectants or rubbing alcohols.13.01.02.03996802557953671.29305888457441625.01.01251.0.2Probably False1495Definitely True814Probably True1141Definitely False6643Not Sure243UNF:6:+od2qm7dC+hiAIc8Ygu8hw==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - If two things are related, or correlated, it means that one caused the other.9.02.01255.01.85099601593625530.79629137138988421.0.3.01False5053Don't know3182True432UNF:6:JevLzoiDy1KdxEqiqCmiMg==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - If a medication works well in animals, it will always work well in humans too..1.612928970470871.00.7818174077163321253.03.01.011.01False7192True3003Don't know234UNF:6:S7Uu+Tcf2Hv0Kf47ReF25w==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - Research that randomizes people, animals, or plants to conditions and examines effects of a treatment in a controlled environment (randomized control2.02.2206235011990411.013.03.0.1251.00.72283215958841433Don't know4952True5371False219UNF:6:A97giI2NjmvgQSTm53Staw==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - If a medication or treatment works for one group of people, it will work for all people.1247.03.0.1.017.00.79765560145563191.01.68564554931836422True3311False6543Don't know262UNF:6:5msyfZJayBrWZfm2NVkODg==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - One scientific study often shifts an entire course of medical practice or public policy.1.01249.02.0800640512409930.7700283018420391.3.02.015.03Don't know4241False3242True501UNF:6:jXDzTzggkWIfROrUxjzFkw==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - All journals that publish research are equally credible..1.01240.024.00.81899548192697411.03.01.71048387096774173Don't know2882True3051False647UNF:6:QHKa5RjAcxMc2xEJ0dkNWg==Please indicate if it is TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements about science and research: - Scientific findings from the lab can be assumed to work the same way in the real world.1238.02.03.01.0.26.00.81005019172894981.82875605815832022True3903Don't know3181False530UNF:6:y51gJhkqXn2LW1chDvN8uA==It is worth risking my health to join a public demonstration about racial justice.1.05.0.1260.02.55158730158733.04.01.44742295861484224Somewhat agree2041Strongly disagree4762Somewhat disagree1393Neither agree nor disagree2805Strongly agree161UNF:6:f+ivmdfgvfnS65EdBYmqFw==It is worth risking my health to join a public demonstration about reopening the economy..1257.01.05.02.02.25218774860779727.01.38090264133637634Somewhat agree1623Neither agree nor disagree2381Strongly disagree5815Strongly agree1122Somewhat disagree164UNF:6:wpiItfOW2jdR+TYF6SvzMA==How would you describe your political views?1.02.9960127591706543.01.09958276342802025.0.10.01254.02Liberal2433Moderate5281Very Liberal1274Conservative2205Very Conservative136UNF:6:XM7ppWPhVeHJ0uGhsWf8Fw==I plan to vote in the November 2020 US election.0.99878935509911914.01.03.29656274980016041251.04.0.13.01Definitely not1164Definitely yes7482Probably not1453Probably yes242UNF:6:WWcTQ/cR7wCvUyxXh/UaLw==Which age group describes you?2.7694136291600612.01262.02.01.5889935083617652.1.07.0230-39299118-29350340-49232780 or over7560-69158670-7974450-59142UNF:6:qGUArHVr+io4pUiG69zEmQ==Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed:1.04.0.1252.012.09.02.11373497388479374.3746006389776381No formal education456Bachelor's degree2765Vocational training318Professional degree359Doctorate degree357Master's degree1644An associate's degree1442High school diploma2643Some college258UNF:6:oNj4M/78WwT6nbCpDbxEnA==Which of these describes your household income for 2019?2.11926823829864961256.04.9816878980891698.05.0.10.01.05$50,000 - 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