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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis of study variables (n = 1395)

From: Trust as a catalyst: revealing the impact of government trust and professional trust on public health policy compliance during a pandemic

Compliance behaviour

Mean ± SD

Gender

Household registration

Political membership

Marital status

Wear a mask

4.42 ± 0.73

-0.04

-0.06*

0.02

0.05

Handwashing

4.40 ± 0.73

0.13

-0.06*

0.02

0.06*

Maintain social distancing

3.90 ± 0.97

0.06*

-0.03

-0.01

0.04

Vaccinate

4.77 ± 0.56

-0.05

-0.04

0.06*

0.02

NAT certificate

4.80 ± 0.49

-0.07*

-0.09***

0.04

0.02

Health code

4.85 ± 0.41

-0.08**

-0.08**

0.03

0.05

Stay home

4.74 ± 0.55

-0.04

-0.09**

-0.01

-0.02

Protective compliance

4.24 ± 0.68

0.02

-0.06*

0.01

0.06*

Restrictive compliance

4.79 ± 0.41

-0.01**

-0.09***

0.02

0.02

Government trust

3.96 ± 0.83

0.04

-0.14***

-0.01

-0.05

Professional trust

4.05 ± 0.71

0.001

-0.02

-0.02

-0.05

  1. Note *, **and *** indicate p < 0.05 p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively