Fig. 1.

Behaviors and Beliefs at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Notes: This figure shows descriptive statistics of personal and perceptions of societal reactions to COVID-19. Panel A presents self-reported engagement in abatement behaviors. Panel B contrasts respondents’ attitudes and perceived attitudes of compatriots about abatement behaviors and policies. Panel C shows the share of respondents who think that the government action has been excessive by country. Respondents from countries with at least 200 responses are included (see Figs. S8 and S9 in the appendix for results when the threshold is 100 observations). Responses are weighted to be representative at the country level in terms of age, gender, income, and education. Panel A and B are further weighted by country population to account for different country sizes. Panel C displays weighted country averages.