IMAGE: Measuring latent scientific trust in the mass public. Credit: Kazemian et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0)
A: Latent scientific trust as measured by factor analysis. B: Distribution of latent scientific trust by race.
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Trust in science – but not trust in politicians or the media – significantly raises support across US racial groups for COVID-19 social distancing.
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Article Title: The role of race and scientific trust on support for COVID-19 social distancing measures in the United States
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254127