Table 2. Five most consistent associations in the helpful and unhelpful directions.
IHME, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; NYT, the New York Times; Econ, The Economist; CSSE, Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Dashboard.
| Outcome | Government response | % Helpful/Unhelpful | % Significant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most commonly helpful | |||
| Infections | Income support | 70.9 | 5.8 |
| Infections | Econ support index | 68.3 | 5.4 |
| Excess deaths (NYT) | Debt relief | 67.1 | 0.0 |
| Infections | Debt relief | 62.3 | 4.5 |
| Excess deaths (Econ) | Econ support index | 61.8 | 0.7 |
| Most commonly helpful and significant | |||
| Cases (IHME) | Government response index | 46.8 | 12.4 |
| Cases (IHME) | Stringency index | 47.9 | 11.9 |
| Infections | Government response index | 52.6 | 11.0 |
| Infections | School closure | 49.6 | 10.8 |
| Infections | Stringency index | 49.9 | 10.3 |
| Most commonly unhelpful | |||
| Excess deaths (Econ) | Access to testing | 81.2 | 3.7 |
| Excess deaths (NYT) | School closure | 78.5 | 0.2 |
| Excess deaths (Econ) | Masking policies | 76.2 | 3.5 |
| Infections | Vaccine availability | 75.7 | 12.3 |
| Deaths (CSSE) | Vaccine availability | 74.3 | 3.3 |
| Most commonly unhelpful and significant | |||
| Deaths (IHME) | Government response index | 63.6 | 15.1 |
| Deaths (IHME) | Stringency index | 61.5 | 14.6 |
| Deaths (CSSE) | Stringency index | 63.1 | 13.6 |
| Deaths (IHME) | Workplace closure | 60.1 | 13.5 |
| Deaths (CSSE) | Government response index | 64.4 | 13.5 |