Table 4.

Finding information on the coronavirus and COVID-19

	% Inhabitants of German-speaking Switzerland
	Very easy	Easy	Difficult	Very difficult	p-value
To find information on the internet					0.539
Spring 2020	49%	42%	7%	2%
Fall 2020	51%	42%	6%	1%
Winter 2020	51%	41%	6%	2%
To find information on the internet about behaviors that can prevent the infection					0.197
Spring 2020	44%	47%	8%	1%
Fall 2020	49%	43%	7%	1%
Winter 2020	50%	42%	7%	1%
To find out where to get professional help in case of an infection with the coronavirus					<  0.001
Spring 2020	28%	51%	17%	4%
Fall 2020	36%	48%	14%	2%
Winter 2020	40%	45%	13%	2%
To find information in newspapers, magazines, or TV on behaviors to avoid infection					0.080
Spring 2020	31%	53%	13%	4%
Fall 2020	34%	51%	13%	2%
Winter 2020	37%	47%	14%	2%
To find information on a potential infection					<  0.001
Spring 2020	21%	50%	21%	8%
Fall 2020	31%	47%	19%	3%
Winter 2020	36%	45%	16%	3%
To find information on personal vulnerability					0.013
Spring 2020	25%	48%	22%	5%
Fall 2020	29%	45%	22%	4%
Winter 2020	32%	46%	18%	4%