Table 4.
Proportion of COVID-19 Information Obtained from Various Sources and Channels
| COVID-19 Information Sources/Channels | Wave 1 (n = 192) | Wave 2 (n = 123) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma | SD | Ma | SD | ||
| Healthcare Provider | 1.84 | 0.78 | 1.95 | 0.84 | .27 |
| Print News (e.g. Washington Post) | 1.17 | 0.38 | 1.16 | 0.43 | .93 |
| Local TV News (e.g. NBC, ABC) | 1.71 | 0.66 | 2.05 | 0.72 | < .001*** |
| Cable TV (e.g. CNN, FOX, MSNBC) | 1.66 | 0.65 | 2.07 | 0.72 | < .001*** |
| Local Radio Station | 1.43 | 0.65 | 1.40 | 0.64 | .62 |
| Online News Sites | 1.53 | 0.66 | 1.94 | 0.90 | < .001*** |
| Social Media | 1.96 | 0.61 | 2.29 | 0.72 | < .001*** |
| Friends/Family in the US | 1.92 | 0.58 | 2.06 | 0.58 | .05 |
| Friends/Family outside the US | 1.49 | 0.59 | 1.73 | 0.70 | .001** |
| Church Contacts | 1.70 | 0.63 | 1.49 | 0.58 | .003** |
| State or Local Government | 2.09 | 0.69 | 2.16 | 0.69 | .39 |
| Federal Gov’t Agencies (e.g. CDC, NIH) | 2.22 | 0.69 | 2.45 | 0.74 | .005** |
| President of the United States | 1.60 | 0.67 | 1.59 | 0.61 | .82 |
*
= P value < .05
**
= P value < .01
***
= P value < .001
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Proportion of COVID-19 information is expressed with a mean score (range 1–4), with a higher value indicating greater proportion of COVID-19 information obtained from the source.