Table 3.
Effect of virus vulnerability on social trust change.
| DV: Social Trust2020 – Social Trust2019 | Model 1.1 | Model 1.2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R has been infected | 0.067 | (0.171) | 0.062 | (0.169) |
| R has n contacts who are infected | 0.015 | (0.042) | 0.001 | (0.041) |
| R is in a high-risk category | −0.259* | (0.101) | −0.293** | (0.101) |
| Perceived chance of being infected | −0.008 | (0.046) | 0.094 | (0.051) |
| R is in high-risk*Perceived chance |
−0.348*** |
(0.100) |
||
| Demographics | Yes | Yes | ||
| Date of fieldwork | Yes | Yes | ||
| Province |
Yes |
Yes |
||
| Constant | 0.148 | (0.342) | 0.160 | (0.339) |
| N | 2377 | 2377 | ||
Note. OLS regressions with robust standard errors in parentheses. Perceived chance of being infected is centered around the mean. LISS sample, Netherlands 2019–2020. * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001 (for two-sided tests).