CAUCP: Citizens' Attitudes Under Covid-19 Pandemic in 11 Democracies

CAUCP surveyed public opinion across 11 democracies between March and December 2020. The project provides panel data to examine the political, behavioral, and attitudinal consequences of the Covid-19 crisis across time and contexts. It was coordinated by researchers from Sciences Po, the University of Toulouse 1, and the University of York.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in political attitudes over time based on the panel data structure mentioned in the description
• Study behavioral consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the survey's focus on public opinion
• Compare attitudinal responses to the crisis across different national contexts based on the 11-country coverage

Strengths

• Panel data structure allows for tracking changes in individual attitudes over time
• Covers 11 democracies, enabling cross-national comparative analysis
• Data collection spanned from March to December 2020, capturing multiple phases of the pandemic

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Coordinated by Sylvain Brouard (Sciences Po, CEVIPOF), Michael Becher (IAST, University of Toulouse 1), Martial Foucault (Sciences Po, CEVIPOF), and Pavlos Vasilopoulos (University of York and CEVIPOF).

Collection Method

Public opinion surveys conducted as panel data.

Time Range

March to December 2020

Geography

11 democracies (specific countries not listed)