Table 1.
Reports of high ratings of trust in sources of information about coronavirus among respondents (N=806)
| Total | High Trust, the CDCa | High Trust, Johns Hopkins Universityb | High Trust, State Health Departmentc | High Trust, the White Housed | High Trust, Mainstream Mediae | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=806) | (n=652; 80.89%) | (n=654; 81.14%) | (n=609; 75.56%) | (n=249; 30.9%) | (n=394; 48.19%) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 38.17± 11.53 | 38.27 ± 11.64 | 38.77 ± 11.69 | 38.16 ± 11.80 | 38.47 ± 12.02 | 38.61 ± 11.68 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 630 (78.16) | 517 (79.29) | 522 (79.82) | 482 (79.15) | 200 (80.32) | 303 (76.90) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 59 (7.32) | 42 (6.44) | 44 (6.73) | 46 (7.55) | 16 (6.43) | 31 (7.87) |
| Hispanic (all) | 30 (3.72) | 23 (3.53) | 25 (3.82) | 22 (3.61) | 9 (3.61) | 17 (4.31) |
| Asian | 64 (7.94) | 53 (8.13) | 47 (7.19) | 44 (7.22) | 19 (7.63) | 33 (8.38) |
| Mixed race/Other | 23 (2.85) | 17 (2.61) | 16 (2.45) | 15 (2.46) | 5 (2.01) | 10 (2.54) |
| Female Gender | 447 (55.56) | 360 (55.21) | 371 (56.73) | 337 (55.34) | 125 (50.20) | 234 (59.39) |
| High Education | 443 (54.96) | 378 (57.98) | 382 (58.41) | 352 (57.80) | 128 (51.41) | 233 (59.14) |
| High Income | 357 (44.29) | 306 (46.93) | 308 (47.09) | 279 (45.81) | 116 (46.59) | 177 (44.92) |
| High news frequency | 672 (83.37) | 555 (85.12) | 561 (85.78) | 512 (84.07) | 211 (84.74) | 353 (89.59) |
| Excellent/Good Self-rated health | 642 (79.65) | 525 (80.52) | 522 (79.82) | 490 (80.46) | 215 (86.35) | 322 (81.73) |
| Skepticism (mean ± SD) | 12.88 (2.31) | 13.12 ± 2.07 | 13.19 ± 2.08 | 13.10 ± 2.08 | 11.89 ± 2.53 | 13.34 ± 1.95 |
| Political affiliation | ||||||
| Republican | 178 (22.08) | 145 (22.24) | 142 (21.71) | 143 (23.48) | 123 (49.40) | 68 (17.26) |
| Democrat | 358 (44.42) | 305 (46.78) | 315 (48.17) | 283 (46.47) | 51 (20.48) | 228 (57.87) |
| Independent | 233 (28.91) | 181 (27.76) | 172 (26.30) | 164 (26.93) | 64 (25.70) | 84 (21.32) |
| Other | 37 (4.59) | 21 (3.22) | 25 (3.82) | 19 (3.12) | 11 (4.42) | 14 (3.55) |
a-e:
How much do you trust information from [A to E above] about coronavirus. High ratings of trust were considered those who reported that they trusted the source a great deal or quite a bit.