Table 3.

Predictors of baseline trust in sources of COVID-19 information and decrease in trust.

	Model 1: CDC				Model 2: Johns Hopkins University				Model 3: State Health Department				Model 4: White House				Model 5: Mainstream News
	Baseline		Wave 3		Baseline		Wave 3		Baseline		Wave 3		Baseline		Wave 3		Baseline		Wave 3
	OR (95% CI)	aOR * (95% CI)		Reduced Trust aOR* (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	aOR* (95% CI)		Reduced Trust aOR* (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	aOR* (95% CI)		Reduced Trust aOR * (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	aOR* (95% CI)		Reduced Trust aOR* (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	aOR* (95% CI)	Reduced Trust aOR* (95% CI)
High self-rated health	1.31 (0.86–1.98)	1.43 (0.91–2.27)		0.82 (0.53–1.28)	1.06 (0.68–1.63)	1.26 (0.77–2.04)		1.01 (0.62–1.65)	1.22 (0.83–1.80)	1.33 (0.88–2.02)		1.38 (0.88–2.17)	1.93 (1.28–2.91)	1.67 (1.03–2.71)		1.10 (0.70–1.74)	1.29 (0.91–1.82)	1.56 (1.07–2.27)	1.04 (0.67–1.61)
High news consumption	1.81 (1.18–2.78)	1.37 (0.86–2.18)		1.19 (0.74–1.93)	2.23 (1.46–3.39)	1.59 (1.00–2.54)		1.33 (0.79–2.23)	1.22 (0.80–1.85)	0.96 (0.61–1.50)		1.45 (0.90–2.34)	1.16 (0.77–1.74)	1.60 (0.98–2.62)		1.01 (0.63–1.63)	2.51 (1.69–3.74)	2.07 (1.35–3.16)	1.42 (0.88–2.30)
Low skepticism	1.23 (1.15–1.32)	1.25 (1.15–1.35)		0.94 (0.86–1.02)	1.31 (1.22–1.41)	1.27 (1.18–1.38)		0.90 (0.83–0.98)	1.17 (1.01–1.25)	1.20 (1.11–1.29)		0.94 (0.86–1.02)	0.77 (0.72–0.82)	0.80 (0.74–0.87)		0.92 (0.85–1.00)	1.20 (1.12–1.28)	1.14 (1.06–1.22)	1.05 (0.97–1.14)
Political party affiliation Ref: Republican
Democrat	1.31 (0.81–2.11)	1.03 (0.61–1.74)		0.36 (0.23–0.58)	1.86 (1.14–3.02)	1.58 (0.92–2.72)		0.41 (0.26–0.67)	0.92 (0.59–1.45)	0.70 (0.43–1.13)		0.59 (0.37–0.94)	0.07 (0.05–0.12)	0.09 (0.06–0.14)		0.40 (0.25–0.64)	2.84 (1.96–4.11)	2.57 (1.71–3.83)	0.51 (0.32–0.81)
Independent	0.79 (0.49–1.29)	0.81 (0.48–1.38)		0.60 (0.37–0.96)	0.72 (0.45–1.14)	0.82 (0.49–1.37)		0.50 (0.30–0.81)	0.58 (0.37–0.93)	0.55 (0.34–0.90)		0.71 (0.44–1.14)	0.17 (0.11–0.26)	0.17 (0.11–0.27)		0.39 (0.24–0.64)	0.91 (0.61–1.37)	0.99 (0.65–1.51)	0.64 (0.40–1.03)
Other	0.30 (0.14–0.63)	0.30 (0.13–0.65)		0.30 (0.12–0.79)	0.53 (0.24–1.15)	0.59 (0.26–1.36)		0.49 (0.19–1.28)	0.26 (0.12–0.54)	0.23 (0.11–0.51)		0.79 (0.33–1.90)	0.19 (0.09–0.41)	0.16 (0.07–0.36)		0.58 (0.24–1.41)	0.99 (0.48–2.04)	1.12 (0.53–2.37)	0.75 (0.31–1.80)
Age	1.00 (0.99–1.02)	1.00 (0.98–1.01)		1.03 (1.01–1.04)	1.03 (1.01–1.04)	1.02 (1.00–1.04)		1.00 (0.99–1.02)	1.00 (0.99–1.01)	0.99 (0.98–1.01)		1.00 (0.99–1.02)	1.00 (0.99–1.02)	1.00 (0.98–1.02)		1.01 (0.99–1.03)	1.01 (1.00–1.02)	1.01 (0.99–1.02)	1.00 (0.99–1.02)
Female gender	0.95 (0.67–1.35)	1.25 (0.85–1.83)		0.92 (0.64–1.32)	1.31 (0.92–1.87)	1.03 (0.69–1.52)		1.00 (0.68–1.47)	0.98 (0.71–1.35)	1.19 (0.84–1.69)		1.10 (0.77–1.56)	0.74 (0.55–0.99)	1.32 (0.92–1.89)		0.65 (0.45–0.94)	1.37 (1.03–1.81)	0.85 (0.63–1.15)	0.95 (0.67–1.35)
High education	1.89 (1.32–2.70)	1.78 (1.20–2.65)		0.92 (0.63–1.32)	2.10 (1.46–3.00)	2.04 (1.35–3.09)		1.08 (0.73–1.61)	1.60 (1.16–2.20)	1.68 (1.17–2.40)		0.83 (0.58–1.19)	0.81 (0.60–1.10)	0.76 (0.53–1.11)		0.93 (0.65–1.35)	1.39 (1.05–1.84)	1.27 (0.93–1.74)	0.87 (0.61–1.25)
High income	1.79 (1.24–2.58)	1.43 (0.95–2.15)		1.45 (1.01–2.10)	1.87 (1.29–2.72)	1.56 (1.03–2.37)		1.33 (0.90–1.96)	1.29 (0.93–1.79)	1.05 (0.73–1.50)		1.07 (0.74–1.54)	1.14 (0.85–1.54)	0.98 (0.67–1.43)		0.73 (0.50–1.06)	1.05 (0.80–1.39)	0.94 (0.69–1.29)	0.91 (0.64–1.31)

Bold= p<.05, OR= Odds Ratio, aOR= Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval, Reduced Trust=From baseline to wave 3, N=592. Baseline N=806*In addition to the variables presented, the aOR also adjusted for race/ethnicity (data not shown).