TABLE 1.
Descriptive results of individual-level variables (in% or mean scores).
Belgium | Canada | England | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Philippines | United States | Switzerland | Total | |
Age (mean) | 48.9 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 46.3 | 46.6 | 38.2 | 47.8 | 49.3 | 46.6 |
Gender (%) | |||||||||
Male | 49 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Female | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
Educational attainment (%) | |||||||||
Secondary education or lower | 65 | 32 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 24 | 44 | 49 |
Tertiary education or higher | 35 | 68 | 39 | 61 | 64 | 57 | 76 | 55 | 51 |
Information sources (mean) | |||||||||
Health experts | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Political actors | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Traditional media | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Digital media and personal contacts | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Trust in information sources (mean) | |||||||||
Health experts | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
Political actors | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
Traditional media | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Personal contacts | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
GAD (mean) | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
PHQ (mean) | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
N | 1,015 | 1,501 | 1,041 | 1,140 | 1,000 | 1,041 | 1,065 | 1,003 | 8,806 |
1% of respondents are missing for gender, and 1.5% for educational attainment.