About SCRUB

The Survey of COVID-19 Responses to Understand Behaviour (SCRUB) project aims to provide current and future policy makers with actionable insights into public attitudes and behaviours relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Building on the COSMO project, a WHO/Europe initiative - we are running a “living survey” – with both repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal sampling – running throughout the pandemic. In this survey we track relevant protective behaviours, (e.g., handwashing and social distancing) their variations by demographic and location, and their determinants. We also test interventions.

After each wave of data collection, we generate and disseminate an updated report to relevant policy actors.

More than 10,000 surveys in more than 40 countries have already been completed.

Who is the team?

Core team

• Alexander Saeri
• Peter Slattery
• Michael Noetel
• Emily Grundy

Supporting organisations

• BehaviourWorks Australia
• Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Collaborators

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