TABLE 4.

Information sources accessed ^a

Information source	Entire sample	No chronic conditions	One or more chronic conditions
Watching TV news (n = 2550)	2.7 (1.2)	2.5 (1.2)	2.8 (1.2)
Reading news on a news website or in print (n = 2547)	3.2 (0.9)	3.3 (0.9)	3.2 (0.9)
Government website (n = 2533)	2.3 (1.0)	2.3 (1.0)	2.3 (1.0)
Social media (n = 2518)	2.3 (1.8)	2.4 (1.1)	2.3 (1.1)
Other Internet website (n = 2485)	2.3 (1.0)	2.3 (1.0)	2.3 (1.0)
National Public Radio (n = 2520)	2.0 (1.1)	2.1 (1.1)	1.9 (1.1)
Local radio stations (n = 2492)	1.6 (0.9)	1.6 (0.9)	1.6 (0.9)
Health care provider (n = 2506)	1.8 (1.0)	1.7 (0.9)	1.9 (1.0)
Family and friends (n = 2518)	2.4 (0.9)	2.4 (0.9)	2.4 (0.9)

^a Data are mean (SD) for the information sources accessed items, possible responses ranged from 1 (not at all) to 4 (a lot).