Table 2.

Association between information offered about the pandemic and psychological distress among non-health workers working during the pandemic.

		MEDIA					OFFICIAL INFORMATION
			% GHQ12					% GHQ12
		n (%)	NO	YES	χ2	p	n (%)	NO	YES	χ2	p	χ2	p
			(n = 380)	(n = 709)				(n = 380)	(n = 709)
Accessibility	Very low	25 (2.30)	3.16	1.83	7.065	0.132	56 (5.14)	3.68	5.92	5.953	0.203	442.394	<0.001 **
	Low	54 (4.96)	3.42	5.78			128 (11.75)	11.32	11.99
	Intermediate	198 (18.18)	20.00	17.21			380 (34.89)	32.37	36.25
	High	438 (40.22)	41.58	39.49			382 (35.08)	38.42	33.29
	Very high	374 (34.34)	31.84	35.68			143 (13.13)	14.21	12.55
Quantity	Very low	15 (1.38)	2.11	0.99	4.066	0.397	35 (3.21)	2.89	3.39	7.530	0.110	305.737	<0.001 **
	Low	29 (2.66)	2.89	2.54			123 (11.29)	10.53	11.71
	Intermediate	117 (10.74)	10.26	11.00			396 (36.36)	31.84	38.79
	High	304 (27.92)	30.00	26.80			384 (35.26)	39.47	33.00
	Very high	624 (57.30)	54.74	58.67			151 (13.87)	15.26	13.12
Quality	Very low	110 (10.10)	9.74	10.30	2.606	0.626	135 (12.40)	11.32	12.98	5.074	0.280	451.026	<0.001 **
	Low	254 (23.32)	21.05	24.54			220 (20.20)	18.68	21.02
	Intermediate	543 (49.86)	50.79	49.37			428 (39.30)	39.47	39.21
	High	162 (14.88)	16.58	13.96			263 (24.15)	25.00	23.70
	Very high	20 (1.84)	1.84	1.83			43 (3.95)	5.53	3.10
Usefulness	Very low	75 (6.89)	7.11	6.77	6.156	0.188	108 (9.92)	8.42	10.72	6.945	0.139	541.742	<0.001 **
	Low	210 (19.28)	16.05	21.02			196 (18.00)	17.11	18.48
	Intermediate	532 (48.85)	48.68	48.94			428 (39.30)	37.11	40.48
	High	246 (22.59)	25.00	21.30			290 (26.63)	29.47	25.11
	Very high	26 (2.39)	3.16	1.97			67 (6.15)	7.89	5.22

** p < 0.01.