In December 2020, a survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) found that 37 percent of respondents were very dissatisfied with the government's test and trace system during the COVID-19 pandemic, while almost 30 percent were also very displeased with the clarity of the government's communication during the crisis. The highest overall satisfaction, at 58 percent of respondents, came for the government's approach to developing vaccines after the UK became the first country in the world to clinically approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use. While there was also a high approval among respondents in Scotland of the Scottish government's decision making during the pandemic.
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Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020
Characteristic
Very Satisfied
Fairly satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Fairly dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Don't know
The UK governments approach to developing a COVID-19 vaccine
23%
35%
23%
6%
9%
6%
The Scottish governments decision-making**
23%
33%
14%
12%
13%
5%
The UK governments overall support to the NHS
15%
31%
19%
15%
15%
4%
The UK governmentsa appropriate use of scientific advice
8%
27%
22%
19%
18%
6%
The UK governments provision of personal protection equipments (PPE)
6%
23%
20%
21%
24%
6%
The Welsh governments decision-making**
15%
22%
15%
22%
22%
3%
The clarity of the UK governments communication
6%
22%
20%
21%
28%
3%
The UK governments decision-making regarding national and local restrictions
*Weighted base.
** Bases for the Welsh and Scottish government responses were 102 and 177 respectively,
The question was worded in the source as: 'Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following?'
Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
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Yonder. (December 17, 2020). Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/
Yonder. "Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/
Yonder. (2020). Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/
Yonder. "Extent of Satisfaction in The Government's Response during The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk), as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/
Yonder, Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Extent of satisfaction in the government's response during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), as of December 2020 [Graph], Yonder, December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195523/satisfaction-with-covid-response-in-the-uk/
