Table 3.
Frequency at which participants reported checking information sources to obtain information about COVID-19 by source of information (N=1243), n (%).
| Domain and name of the source | Never |
Once a week |
Several times a week |
Daily |
Multiple times a day |
|
| Government sources | ||||||
|
|
White House press briefings | 342 (27.5) |
226 (18.2) |
268 (21.6) |
321 (25.8) |
86 (6.9) |
|
|
Federal health agencies (CDCa and FDAb) | 226 (18.2) |
252 (20.3) |
341 (27.4) |
315 (25.3) |
109 (8.8) |
|
|
International organization (WHOc) | 389 (31.3) |
259 (20.8) |
257 (20.7) |
236 (19.0) |
102 (8.2) |
|
|
State/local health agencies | 307 (24.7) |
215 (17.3) |
285 (22.9) |
330 (26.6) |
106 (8.5) |
| Private sources | ||||||
|
|
FOX News or The Hill | 406 (32.7) |
173 (13.9) |
240 (19.3) |
265 (21.3) |
159 (12.8) |
|
|
MSNBC or the New York Times | 491 (39.5) |
168 (13.5) |
230 (18.5) |
236 (19.0) |
118 (9.5) |
|
|
Reuters or CBS News | 418 (33.6) |
168 (13.5) |
241 (19.4) |
302 (24.3) |
114 (9.2) |
|
|
Community/local news | 162 (13.0) |
180 (14.5) |
268 (21.6) |
466 (37.5) |
167 (13.4) |
| Social networks | ||||||
|
|
465 (37.4) |
133 (10.7) |
167 (13.4) |
307 (24.7) |
171 (13.8) |
|
|
|
750 (60.3) |
92 (7.4) |
135 (10.9) |
163 (13.1) |
103 (8.3) |
|
|
|
Podcasts | 845 (68.0) |
95 (7.6) |
128 (10.3) |
117 (9.4) |
58 (4.7) |
|
|
Blogs | 855 (68.8) |
91 (7.3) |
112 (9.0) |
118 (9.5) |
67 (5.4) |
|
|
Family | 284 (22.8) |
223 (17.9) |
337 (27.1) |
275 (22.1) |
124 (10.0) |
aCDC: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
bFDA: US Food and Drug Administration.
cWHO: World Health Organization.