Table 2.
Unadjusted Descriptive Statistics for Dependent Variables by Primary Source of COVID-19 Information
| Primary sources of COVID-19 information, N (% of those with each primary source of COVID-19 information that agree each statement) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | Traditional news sources (N = 3471) | Guidance from governmental officials (N = 558) | Social media (N = 115) | Other webpages/Internet (N = 447) | Friends or family members (N = 525) | Health care providers (N = 1362) |
| Agree that COVID-19 is more contagious than flu | 3079 (88.7) | 487 (87.3) | 76 (66.1) | 335 (74.9) | 412 (78.5) | 1158 (85.0) |
| Agree that COVID-19 is more deadly than flu | 3084 (88.9) | 488 (87.5) | 78 (67.8) | 332 (74.3) | 406 (77.3) | 1156 (84.9) |
| Agree that all should take COVID-19 precautions | 3398 (97.9) | 548 (98.2) | 104 (90.4) | 413 (92.4) | 503 (95.8) | 1336 (98.1) |
| Would get a COVID-19 vaccine if available | 2254 (64.9) | 358 (64.2) | 49 (42.6) | 262 (58.6) | 289 (55.0) | 777 (57.0) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019