Table 7.

Applying information on the coronavirus and COVID-19

	% Inhabitants of German-speaking Switzerland
	Very easy	Easy	Difficult	Very difficult	p-value
To behave in a way that does not infect others					0.002
Spring 2020	36%	48%	14%	2%
Fall 2020	42%	46%	10%	2%
Winter 2020	44%	43%	10%	3%
To follow the instructions from professionals to protect themselves against an infection					0.001
Spring 2020	32%	54%	12%	2%
Fall 2020	41%	48%	9%	2%
Winter 2020	40%	47%	10%	3%
To apply the information received by professionals to decide how to deal with an infection					<  0.001
Spring 2020	25%	54%	19%	2%
Fall 2020	32%	52%	13%	3%
Winter 2020	36%	48%	13%	3%
To decide based on information from the media, how to protect themselves from an infection					<  0.001
Spring 2020	25%	57%	14%	4%
Fall 2020	32%	48%	16%	4%
Winter 2020	34%	49%	12%	5%
To decide based on information from the media, how to deal with an infection					<  0.001
Spring 2020	18%	49%	27%	6%
Fall 2020	27%	45%	23%	5%
Winter 2020	27%	44%	23%	6%