Attitudes towards lockdown restrictions in Europe in 2021, by country

According to a survey conducted in Europe in 2021, 77 percent of respondents in Denmark reported they trusted their government's main motivations behind the lockdown restrictions, the highest share among all European countries. On the other hand, 34 percent of respondents in Poland said they were suspicious of the motivations behind lockdown restrictions, while a further 27 percent thought lockdown restrictions were an excuse to control the public.

Distribution in trust of the motivation behind COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Europe, by country

Characteristic	The 'Trustful'	The 'Accusers'	The 'Suspicious'
Denmark	77%	12%	11%
Sweden	76%	9%	15%
Netherlands	75%	13%	12%
Portugal	71%	14%	15%
Spain	67%	17%	16%
Italy	67%	14%	19%
Hungary	67%	14%	19%
Austria	66%	18%	17%
Germany	65%	15%	21%
France	56%	24%	20%
Bulgaria	50%	26%	24%
Poland	38%	27%	34%

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

May 2021 to June 2021

Number of respondents

16,267 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source defines the three groups as:
'The Trustful' are those who responded that “the main motivation for restrictions/lockdowns is to help limit the spread of the virus."
'The Accusers' are those who said: “the main motivation for restrictions/lockdowns is to give the government an excuse to control the public”
'The Suspicious' are those who responded: “the main motivation for restrictions?lockdowns is to make it look like the government is in control of the situation”.
Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding

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