COVID-19 I (2020)
Personal Impacts
Section 01
Survey Overview and Demographics
General Overview
Geographic Coverage: United States
Expertise:
- 68.9% Biology
- 21.7% Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 9.4% Biochemistry
Response Overview
Sample Size: 1968
Valid Responses: 373
Response Rate: 19
Date initial findings posted: 06.06.20
Most recent update: 06.06.20
Days survey in field: 22
Average response time: 21
Survey Demographics
Respondent Demographics:
- 63.5% Male
- 36.5% Female
- 100% Academic
- 0% Industry
Language(s): English
Section Overview
SciOPS conducted the initial COVID-19 survey of academic scientists in May 2020 to look at how COVID-19 policies have influenced academic scientists’ home-life, research, and views on policy.
Question
Since January 1, 2020, have you personally contributed your expertise to help address the COVID-19 pandemic?
Finding
About 24% of biologists, 24% of the biochemists and 21% of engineers responded that they have personally contributed their expertise to help addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Question
How have you contributed your expertise to help address the COVID-19 pandemic? (N=75)
Finding
Of those that responded that they contributed their expertise to help address the COVID-19 pandemic (N=75), approximately 91% helped disseminating or interpreting relevant research findings to the public and approximately 63% collaborated to conduct experiments or analyses relevant to COVID-19.
Other common contributions include reviewing others’ COVID-19 related research findings (34%) and responding to media requests (17%).
Question
Have social distancing and other COVID-19 related policies had a negative impact on your research vis-à-vis any of the following home-life situations? (N=362)
Finding
The most important COVID-19 related home-life situations that negatively impacted research are that scientists were unable to concentrate on research activities (35%) and faced unexpected childcare responsibilities (25%).
Question
Personal exposure to COVID-19
Finding
About 8% of the scientists indicated that either they or someone in their family have been having health symptoms related to COVID-19.
Of those, 5% have consulted with doctor or nurses about the symptoms and 3% have been tested for COVID-19.
