Studying Satisfaction with the Restriction Measures Implemented in Greece during the First COVID-19 Pandemic Wave

Dimitris Zavras
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Dimitris Zavras: Department of Public Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 11521 Athens, Greece

World, 2021, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: There is an ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness of policy responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As satisfaction with such measures is a function of their effectiveness, the main objective of this study was to identify the factors driving satisfaction with the measures implemented in Greece during the first pandemic wave. The study used data from the first round of the “Public Opinion in the European Union (EU) in Time of Coronavirus Crisis” survey. The sample consisted of 1050 individuals aged between 16 and 54 years. The results of the analysis, which was based on an adjacent category logistic model, indicate that materially deprived individuals were less likely to be satisfied with the restriction measures, while those considering that the health benefits were greater than the economic damage, those concerned for their own health and those concerned for the health of their family and friends were more likely to be satisfied with the restriction measures. The results confirm the existence of uncertainty regarding the effectiveness and impacts of the restriction measures.

Keywords: restriction measures; satisfaction with measures; debate; economic damage; health benefits; consensus measure; uncertainty; concern for health; material deprivation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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