Data
Core of our inquiry is the data that we collected from surveys targeting Young Internationals studying at SciencesPo and interviews from Old Local Mentonnese.
Our two subject groups were of ten people.
Young people’s age average was 19.3 years old. The difference of age between the younger and the older student was of 1 year, the younger being 19 years old and the older 20 years old.
Elderly mentonnese’s average was 77.8 years old. The difference of age between the younger and the older interviewed mentonnese was of 22 years, the younger being 69 years old and the older 91.
The questions and the answers we collected are centralised in the following tab:
| YES | NO | OTHER | |
| Do you think that coronavirus can be a serious threat to people’s health or is it only a flu? | Young: 8 Elderly: 8 | Young: 1 Elderly: 1 | Young: it depends on people and their level of risk Elderly: 1 (n°9). We are doing a bit too much but risk for old and fragile ppl |
| Do you believe that masks, social distancing and lockdowns are effective in fighting the spread of the virus? | Young: 7 Elderly: 8 | Young: 1 Elderly: / | Young: 1 person thinks masks and distancing yes but questions efficiency of lockdown; 1 thinks to various extents Elderly: 1(n.7) Masks efficient but not the lockdown, it is not a long term solution for the eco, consider implement it for vulnerable ppl (<80yo) 1 (n.9) indecisive, feels like does not know much on the virus and studies do not agree |
| Do you think coronavirus is being used by the government to exercise higher control on the population? | Young: 1 Elderly: 2 | Young: 5 Elderly: 6 | Young: 2 people say in certain countries yes; 1 person in some countries but not France; 1 person says to some extent but necessary measures Elderly: 1 (n.10) half half, we do not really know where we go with them 1 (n.5) says it is possible |
| Do you think the coronavirus is real? | Young: 10 Elderly: 9 | Young: / Elderly: 1 | |
| ARTIFICIAL | NATURAL | OTHER | |
| Do you believe that coronavirus was artificially created or a natural occurrence? | Young: 1 Elderly: 1 | Young: 7 Elderly: 5 | Y: 1 person other covid viruses were being worked on in Chinese labs before; it wasn’t intentionally created but a natural virus that was modified; 2 I don’t know O: 1 (n°2) some ppl know but do not tell, i heard that smth escaped from a chinese laboratory 1(n°4) sm did somth, it is the chinese they throwed a little virus at us + racist argument of they eat everything 1 (n°5) either developed among the chinese either escaped from a lab but we dont know, we have to be aware of them (chinese) 1(n°8) we cannot say for sure |
| YES, YES | NO, NO | OTHER | |
| When a vaccine will be created, will you undergo it? Would you trust it? | Young: 6 Elderly: 2 | Young: 2 Elderly: 3 | Young: 1 yes but wait for it to be safe; 1 I don’t know if I would trust it but might just get it anyway Elderly: 1 (n°8) I am not against vaccine, i just do not feel like doing them, i dod the one against the flu 1 (n°7) I would not want to be among the first to undergo it, they have not found anything for the moment 1(n°5) does not undergo vaccines since has fallen sick, but if it works maybe 1 (n°3) i ve never undergone a vaccine, but its bad I admit it 1 (n°2) i do not if everyone will agree and if it will be perfected |
| EFFECTIVE / good | NOT EFFECTIVE/ not good | OTHER | |
| To what extent can hydroxychloroquine be used to treat covid symptoms? | Young: 2 Elderly: 3 | Young: 5 Elderly: 3 | Young: 2 I don’t know 1 from what I’ve heard not effective enough Elderly: 1 (n°2) I don’t know 1 (n°3) that’s what they seem to say on the television, it does, but i’m not competent in the matter! 1 (n°4) Raoult his book is great, he is awesome etc 1 (n°8) I do not know |
| YES | NOT | OTHER | |
| Have you thought that some explanations labeled as conspiracy theories might be realistic explanations? | Young: 1 Elderly: 1 | Young: 4 Elderly: 7 | Young: 5 depends on the conspiracy theory, some can be Elderly: 1(°5) it possible, if we aren’t in the field we cannot know, + they are all at war 1 (n°2) I don’t know |
| NOT RELIABLE | THEY HAVE A POINT | OTHER | |
| How do you consider people who believe in conspiracy theories? | Young: 6 Elderly: 2 | Young: / Elderly: / | Young: 1 people can have their opinions; 1 I dislike the label because it deligitimises people who seek alternative explanations to complex things; 1 sometimes it’s valid and others it’s complete nonsense; 1 many people are trying to make sense of things Elderly: 1 (n°3) its there pb not mine 1 (n°4) everyone is free to think what they want 1(n°5) people should not be stubborn, We cannot know 1 (n°6) it is mainly political 1 (n°7) ppl are entitled to their ideas, I do not find it shocking 1 (n°8) I do not know any 1 (n°9) idk if they think like this, if they are manipulated or if it is their brain idk 1 (n°10) we are free to think whatever we want |
| Low (From 1 to 3) | Medium 4 to 7 | High 8 to 10 | |
| On a scale from 1 to 10 how much do you trust scientists’ opinions? | Young: 2 Elderly: / | Young: 1 Elderly: 7 – Other (elderly): Oth: (n°10) i am wondering if it is not a question of money (n°8) affirms that trusts scientists but puts 7 (n°6) same + trusts more fr scientistists rather than americans n°5) same | Young: 7 Elderly: 3 – Other (elderly): Oth: (n°9) some of them have weird ideas (n°4) says trust raoult 100%, does not know about other scientists |
| How much do you trust your government? (scale 1 to 10) – 1 Elderly didn’t answer | Young: 1 Elderly: 1 | Young: 4 Elderly: 4 | Young: 5 Elderly: 4 |
| How sure are you of your answers so far on a scale from 1 to 10 ? – 1 Young didn’t answer – 1 Elderly didn’t answer | Young: / Elderly: / | Young: 1 Elderly: 4 | Young: 7 Elderly: 4 |
| Newspapers & TV | Social media | Other | |
| Where do you get information from? | Young: Press: 4 Le monde: 1 Figaro: 1 The Economist: 2 New York Times: 1 BBC: 2 CNN: 1 TV: 3 Elderly: 9 Lexpress, le Point BFM CestDAns Lair LCI, France 24, Figaro & valeurs actuelles TF1, France 2 France 3 | Young: Social media and news platforms: 6 Facebook: 2 Instagram: 1 Elderly: / | Young: Radio, podcasts: 3 Online center left press: 1 Press agencies: 1 Government websites: 1 Elderly: 1 (radio) |
| LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH | |
| How reliable do you think they are on a scale from 1 to 10? – 1 Young didn’t answer – 1 Elderly didn’t answer | Young: / Elderly: 1 | Young: 2 Elderly: 5 | Young: 3 Social media depends but BBC 6: 1 National news 9 and social media 5 Elderly: 3 |
| Newspapers & TV | Social media | Other | |
| What sources do you think are the most reliable in general? -1 Elderlydid not answer | Young: Press: 2 BBC or CNN but will give different reasons for cause of an event: 1 National broadcasted television:1 Elderly: 3 | Young: Social Media: 1 Facebook: 1 Elderly: / | Young: established news agencies: 2 Government official websites: 1 Scientific sources, researchers, or trustworthy journalists: 1 Elderly: 1 (n°9) Radio bc TV has control on its journalists 1 (n°6) says I do not trust internet at all, It is a public danger luckily, they are doing a law now, because of the denunciation and everything [refers to Samuel Paty’s assassination]. It is the American networks. You know before they were not even paying taxes in France. 1 (n°4) says none 1 (n°3) says radio 1 (n°2) says only talking about the virus but likes work of journalists in general 1 (n°1) says ppl in general |
| YES | NO | OTHER | |
| Do you often have conversations with people who have a different opinion from yours? | Young: 7 Elderly: 6 | Young: 1 Elderly: 3 | Young: 1 not often; 1 I try to find people with different opinions Elderly: 1 (n°7) says you never really change people’s mind, some topics to be avoided, no use of social media |
| IN PERSON | EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE | OTHER | |
| Where do you usually discuss your ides? | Young: 8 Elderly: 8 | Young: / Elderly: / | Young: 1 mainly in person but sometimes Twitter 1 both Elderly: 1 (n°2) not discussing with anyone anyway N°4 never talking politics with friends |
| NOT VERY MUCH | MEDIUM | A LOT | |
| How much do you trust your social circle? Elderly: 1 (n°6) says that does not have that much of a social circle 1 (n°4) does not ask question, have their own ideas | Young: / Elderly: / | Young: 5 Elderly: 5 | Young: 3 Elderly: 3 |
| LEFT | RIGHT | OTHER | |
| Where would you situate yourself along the political spectrum? | Young: 2 1 (socialisme ouvrier traditionnel philo soviétique) Elderly: 1 | Young: 1 (droite libérale et humaniste), 1 (droite catholique) Elderly: 4 | – Center Young: 2 Macronist: 1 Center-left: 1 Don’t like to identify: 1 – Other Elderly: 1 (n°8) says used to be leftist but not interested in politics anymore 1(n°6) used to be communist before but now supports macron 1 (n°4) says does not want troubles, not placing anwhere on the spectrum N°2 does not talk about politics but voted for Menton’s mayor N°1 does not do any politics |
| Would you say that a specific party in France or in your native country is representative of your beliefs? If so which one? Elderly: 3 no answer | Young: Fratoianni in Italy: 1 Democratic Party in Italy and Demosistō in Hong Kong: 1 Germany Greens: 1 Elderly: / | Young: Elderly: N°9 says difficult because division, likes Valérie pecresse, before from the UMP & RPR N°7: RN N°4: Macron | Young: Republique en Marche: 4 No party: 3 Elderly: 1 (n°8) does not vote anymore 1 (n°6) parties mixed up, but supports macron 1 (n°5) from habit to the right, but no particular party, voted Hollande, Macron is a mess 1 n°4 more interested into the personality/the figure, Giscardienne |
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Hussain Shah Zain
Stedman Anita
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