Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors' recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States
Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors' recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.2007835117
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发表时间：
2020-09-29
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Thirumurthy, Harsha
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作者：
Grossman, Guy;Kim, Soojong;Thirumurthy, Harsha
自愿保持身体距离对于防止 COVID-19 传播至关重要。我们使用 2020 年 3 月期间美国 3,100 个县的手机样本中的流动性数据、县级党派偏好、有关州长政治派别的信息以及他们关于 COVID-19 预防的沟通时间的数据，评估了政治党派在个人遵守政治领导人保持身体距离建议方面的作用。回归分析研究了政治偏好如何影响州长的 COVID-19 通讯与居民流动模式之间的关联。州长们在居家令之前就建议居民留在家里，这导致了流动性的显着减少，这与命令本身的影响相当。民主党县的影响比倾向共和党的县更大，这种模式在共和党州长统治下更为明显。倾向民主党的县对共和党的建议的反应也比民主党州长的建议更强烈。政治党派之争影响公民决定自愿保持身体距离以回应州长的沟通。
Voluntary physical distancing is essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19. We assessed the role of political partisanship in individuals' compliance with physical distancing recommendations of political leaders using data on mobility from a sample of mobile phones in 3,100 counties in the United States during March 2020, county-level partisan preferences, information about the political affiliation of state governors, and the timing of their communications about COVID-19 prevention. Regression analyses examined how political preferences influenced the association between governors' COVID-19 communications and residents' mobility patterns. Governors' recommendations for residents to stay at home preceded stay-at-home orders and led to a significant reduction in mobility that was comparable to the effect of the orders themselves. Effects were larger in Democratic-than in Republican-leaning counties, a pattern more pronounced under Republican governors. Democratic-leaning counties also responded more strongly to recommendations from Republican than from Democratic governors. Political partisanship influences citizens' decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing in response to communications by their governor.