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. 2020 Nov 21;193:104343. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104343

Table 3.

The Impact of Exposure to Epidemic (18–25) on Confidence in Scientists by the Level of Science Education.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Outcome → Confidence in scientists Scientists working for private companies benefit the public Scientists working for private companies are honest Scientists working for universities benefit the public Scientists working for universities are honest Scientists to find out accurate information
Sample → Respondents learned about science at most at primary school level
Exposure to Epidemic (18–25) −4.521*** −4.140*** −2.443** 0.186 −0.891 −0.253
(0.888) (1.162) (0.971) (1.323) (3.436) (0.488)
Observations 14,434 13,984 12,931 13,752 12,668 14,300



Sample → Respondents learned about science at least at secondary school level
Exposure to Epidemic (18–25) 1.332 3.270*** −1.545 1.529 −0.441 −1.315
(2.547) (0.831) (2.370) (1.780) (1.285) (1.037)



Observations 57,892 57,054 54,130 57,206 53,755 59,232
Country fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cohort fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Demographic characteristics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Income quintile fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labour market controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Country-specific age trends Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Notes: Results use the Gallup sampling weights and robust standard errors are clustered at the country level. Source: Wellcome Global Monitor, 2018 and EM-DAT International Disaster Database, 1970–2017. *Significant at 10%; **significant at 5%; ***significant at 1%.