key: cord-0786758-mejyx9dt authors: Thanh, Tung Le; Tien, Thanh Pham title: Survey data on government risk communication and citizen compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam date: 2020-09-29 journal: Data Brief DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106348 sha: 2667cd491a75453989e631cccaa2eeb5ff753e42 doc_id: 786758 cord_uid: mejyx9dt In response to the global call for data to understand the COVID-19 and thus contain its outbreak, our datasets provide COVID-19-related information in Vietnam, a limited-resource country with some achievements in the fight against this infectious disease. The survey collected various information from the respondents, including their socio-economic characteristics, their responses on the government risk communication, their understandings of COVID-19, their risk perception of COVID-19, and their compliance with safety measures. The survey was conducted on 467 respondents living in Vietnam in the course of COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected through an online survey conducted from March 31 to April 3, 2020 when Vietnam started the strict nationwide social distancing rules. Our dataset could serve as a reference source for similar surveys in other countries to understand the government risk communication, the public's understandings, their risk perception, and their compliance during the on-going COVID-19 and similar crises. The data were collected using structured questionnaires through an online survey. Raw, Analyzed Dataset in Excel and Dta (STATA) extensions Parameters for data collection The survey was conducted on Vietnamese citizens living in both rural and urban Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected when the Vietnamese government started to initiate strict nationwide social distancing rules. This was considered a critical period as it would determine the success or failure of Vietnam in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has been the most challenging global crisis since World War II [1] . Many empirical works have been conducted to capture a better understanding of this fatal virus and how to contain its outbreak. The successful containment of a pandemic like COVID-19 required rapid and effective responses from the governments [2] . Government risk communication has been considered an important work to improve public awareness, which can thereby prevent this infectious disease from breaking out 9 [3] [4] [5] . Therefore, this dataset provides insightful information on government risk communications, the public's understanding, their risk perception, and their compliance with the safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected from 467 respondents using an online survey. The survey was conducted from March 31 to April 3, 2020. The dataset includes five major groups of information: (1) socio-economic characteristics of the respondents ( The printed newspapers, radio, and YouTube. For each channel, the respondents selfreported on whether they "never receive", "rarely receive", or "regular receive" COVID-19-related information from the government.  Understanding. 5 questions were asked to test for the respondents' understanding of COVID-19. The respondent self-reported on whether they "agree" or "disagree" with the 5 corresponding statements. In other words, the respondents would self-report "YES" if they thought the statement is correct, and "NO" otherwise.  Risk perception. The respondents were asked for their perception of 4 risk problems of COVID-19. These questions were measured using 5-point Likert-type scales, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Therefore, the respondent self-reported on whether they "strongly disagree", "disagree", "neutral or no opinion", "agree" and "strongly agree" with 4 risk statements.  Compliance with public health safety measure. Table 5 whether they adopted any safety measure or not. In other words, the respondents would self-report "YES" if they adopted, and "NO" otherwise. Further studies could re-use or develop our datasets to capture better understanding or to make comparisons across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Authorship of the paper: We confirm that the data article has been read and approved by all named authors and that there are no other persons who satisfied the criteria for authorship but are not listed. We further confirm that the order of authors listed in the manuscript has been approved by all of us. The contribution of each author is as follows: (  Acknowledgment of sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others was given.  Fundamental errors in published works: When we discover a significant error or inaccuracy in our own published work, we will be responsible to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.  Informed consent: We confirm that the participants were asked for individual consent before the interview, and that the informed consent has been obtained from all the participants. Transcript of UN Secretary-General's virtual press encounter to launch the Report on the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Comparing apology to equivalent crisis response strategies: Clarifying apology's role and value in crisis communication & Goulart, M. Initial impacts of global risk mitigation measures taken during the combatting of the COVID-19 pandemic Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam: Lessons From a Limited Resource Country Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan Note: Variable column provides the variable name in the dataset.Refer to the supplementary files (Questionnaire, and Codes and data): Part A The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships which have, or could be perceived to have, influenced the work reported in this article. Supplementary material associated with this article can be found in the online version.