Public opinion towards global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines - Data from Germany and the United States

• Published in: Scientific data Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 583 - 3
• Main Authors: Klumpp, Matthias, Monfared, Ida G., Vollmer, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.09.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700; 692/700/459; Bias; Coronaviruses; COVID-19 vaccines; Data Descriptor; Datasets; Egalitarianism; Field study; Free markets; Humanities and Social Sciences; Immunization; Intensive care; Likert scale; multidisciplinary; Polls & surveys; Population; Production capacity; Public opinion; R&D; Research & development; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Self interest; Vaccines; Germany
• ISSN: 2052-4463; 2052-4463
• DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01700-z

This study gathered evidence from Germany and the United States on public opinion towards fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the world. Analytical Hierarchy Process and discrete choice experiments were used for this purpose. The sample is nationally representative of adults (aged 18 and above) for both countries using quotas on age, gender, education, state, and COVID-19 vaccination rates at the time of the fieldwork (25 May 2021 to 26 June 2021). Overall 1,003 responses in Germany and 1,000 in the United States were collected. Measurement(s) Public opinion Technology Type(s) Questionnaire