Table 3. Reliability of individual and averaged time series for selected Google Trends search terms.
| Country and search term | Individual time series | Averaged time series |
|---|---|---|
| USA | ||
| suicide | .991 [.990–.992] | .999 [.999–.999] |
| depression | .994 [.994–.995] | .999 [.999–1.000] |
| Germany | ||
| Suizid | .91 [.90–.92] | .990 [.989–.991] |
| Selbstmord | .95 [.95–.96] | .995 [.994–.996] |
| Depressionen | .92 [.91–.93] | .991 [.990–.992] |
| Austria | ||
| Suizid | .77 [.75–.80] | .97 [.97–.98] |
| Selbstmord | .74 [.72–.77] | .97 [.96–.97] |
| Depressionen | .63 [.60–.66] | .95 [.94–.95] |
| Switzerland | ||
| Selbstmord | .78 [.76–.80] | .97 [.97–.98] |
| Depressionen | .68 [.65–.71] | .95 [.95–.96] |
Numbers are intraclass correlation coefficients (two-way random model, assessing consistency of individual values) with 95% confidence intervals in brackets. All ps < .001.