Table 4.
Conditions of COVID-19 news encounters.
| Item | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I actively search for updates about the coronavirus | 9.2 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 40.5 | 33.3 |
| I coincidentally read news about the coronavirus when I`m browsing online | 4.4 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 51.1 | 28.3 |
| I get updates about the coronavirus from other people (friends, family, coworkers) | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 48.9 | 29.5 |
| I ignore news about the coronavirus | 62.5 | 24.8 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
Values represent percentages. N = 501.