Table 9.
Accounting some questions according to age of participants (N=516).
| Variables | Age, n (%) | Total, n (%) | |||
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18-35 years | 36-50 years | ≥51 years |
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| Question 1: Which social media platform do you use to get news and information about COVID-19a? | |||||
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283 (66.4) | 124 (29.1) | 19 (4.5) | 426 (100.0) | |
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28 (84.9) | 5 (15.2) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (100.0) | |
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10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (100.0) | |
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Snapchat | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) |
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YouTube | 4 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (100.0) |
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TikTok | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) |
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3 (50.0) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (100.0) | |
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1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100.0) | |
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Telegram | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (100.0) |
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Skype | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) |
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Viber | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | 9 (100.0) |
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LINE | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
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0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
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Myspace | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Question 2: What news topics have you mostly heard/seen/read on social media during these three months of 2020? | |||||
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Social news | 9 (64.3) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (14.3) | 14 (100.0) |
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Health news (COVID-19) | 266 (67.5) | 112 (28.4) | 16 (4.1) | 394 (100.0) |
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Technology news | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) |
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Economic news | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) |
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Sport news | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) |
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Miscellaneous news | 41 (63.1) | 17 (26.2) | 7 (10.8) | 65 (100.0) |
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Political news | 8 (40.0) | 6 (30.0) | 6 (30.0) | 20 (100.0) |
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Cultural news | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) |
aCOVID-19: coronavirus disease.