A survey conducted on Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic found that the share of respondents who rated the government's performance as excellent decreased in April 2020. Singapore started seeing an surge in COVID-19 cases beginning in late March, and currently has over 11 thousand cases, the highest in Southeast Asia.
Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020
Characteristic
Keeping public informed with accurate information about the virus
Putting in place action plans to reduce the risk of the virus spreading
Efforts at reducing public panic
Efforts at reducing the spread of fake news and misinformation about the virus
Minimizing the risk of people bringing the virus from another country
Monitoring people's temperature when entering public buildings
Advising employers on how to minimize workplace health risks during the current outbreak
respondents were Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents
Supplementary notes
*Three round of surveys were conducted:
Post-Unity budget: February 14-17, 2020
Post-Resilience budget: March 28-29, 2020
Post-Solidarity budget: April 7-8, 2020
The question asked was as follows: "When it comes to the coronavirus, how good a job is the Government doing in each of the following areas?"
Results show the respondents who rated the government's performance as "excellent".
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Blackbox Research. (April 10, 2020). Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/
Blackbox Research. "Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020." Chart. April 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/
Blackbox Research. (2020). Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/
Blackbox Research. "Share of Respondents Who Rated The Government Response to The Covid-19 Pandemic as Excellent as at April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/
Blackbox Research, Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Share of respondents who rated the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic as excellent as at April 2020 [Graph], Blackbox Research, April 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112258/singapore-covid-19-positive-perception-on-government-response/
