Table 3.
Respondents answers to the questions addressing confidence, understanding, trust, and concerns.a
| Views on COVID-19 | Response, median (IQR) | |
| Confidence in information and understanding | ||
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Qb1. I feel informed about COVID-19. | 7 (5-9) |
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Q2. I feel informed about measures to prevent infection with COVID-19. | 8 (5-9) |
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Q3. I understand the guidance from health care authorities related to COVID-19. | 8 (7-9) |
| Trust to state and local authorities, and country readiness for pandemic | ||
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Q4. I think the country I am responding from is well prepared for COVID-19. | 4 (2-5) |
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Q5. I think all possible government measures to fight COVID-19 are being taken in my country. | 4 (2-6) |
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Q6. I think that all possible local authority measures to fight COVID-19 are being taken in my city/town/village/etc. | 4 (2-6) |
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Q7. I trust the government in the country I am responding from. | 3 (1-5) |
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Q8. I trust the local authorities in the city/town/village/etc I am responding from. | 3 (1-5) |
| Governmental measures evaluation | ||
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Q9. I think the measures taken by the country government against COVID-19 are excessive. | 2 (1-5) |
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Q10. I think the measures taken by the local authorities in the city/town/village/etc against COVID-19 are excessive. | 2 (1-5) |
| Worry/concern/adverse expectation | ||
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Q11. I am worried about becoming infected with COVID-19 no matter how much I take care of myself. | 6 (3-9) |
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Q12. I believe the crisis caused by COVID-19 will eventually resolve with little consequence for my country’s economy. | 1 (1-2) |
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Q13. The COVD-19 situation concerns me significantly. | 7 (5-9) |
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Q14. The COVID-19 situation is negatively impacting my day-to-day life. | 7 (5-9) |
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Q15. I believe the crisis caused by COVID-19 will eventually resolve with little consequence for my job/business. | 3 (1-6) |
aAnswers were provided with a 9-point Likert scale, where 1 is completely disagree and 9 is completely agree.
bQ: question.