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Table 8.

Perceived Difficulty Accessing COVID-19 Information

Perceived Difficulty Statements	Wave 1 (n = 192)		Wave 2 (n = 123)		P value
Perceived Difficulty Statements	M^a	SD	M^a	SD	P value
Difficulty finding needed COVID-19 information	1.42	0.61	1.54	0.86	.12
Difficulty finding COVID-19 information in preferred language	1.36	0.54	1.35	0.66	.88
Difficulty judging whether COVID-19 information in the media was reliable or not	2.97	0.92	2.50	1.17	< .001^***

= P value < .05

^**

= P value < .01

^***

= P value < .001

Perceived difficulty is expressed with a mean score (range 1–4), with higher values indicating greater difficulty.