Table 2.
Ranking of trustworthiness for sources of public health information
| Source of Public Health Information | Rated Most Trustworthy, % |
Rated at All, % |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBI (n=46) | NC (n=51) | TBI (n=46) | NC (n=51) | |
| Conversation with friends and family | 19.57 | 3.92 | 86.96 | 94.12 |
| Conversation with medical professionals | 32.61 | 41.18 | 86.96 | 98.04 |
| Government news briefings | 10.87 | 11.76 | 80.43 | 96.08 |
| Government websites | 4.35 | 7.84 | 84.78 | 96.08 |
| Newspaper or newspaper websites | 2.17 | 7.84 | 80.43 | 94.12 |
| News radio | 0.00 | 7.84 | 80.43 | 92.16 |
| Social media | 10.87 | 9.80 | 91.30 | 94.12 |
| Television news or network website | 6.52 | 5.88 | 95.65 | 98.04 |
NOTE. Respondents only rated news sources that they use.