Table 3.
Main COVID-19 information sourcesa.
| Main COVID-19 information sources |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Official Australian source / public broadcaster | 421 | 59.5 |
| Health professional | 241 | 34.1 |
| Australian public TV | 237 | 33.5 |
| Australian government websites | 163 | 23.1 |
| Australian public radio/podcasts | 57 | 8.1 |
| Australian Commercial source | 417 | 58.9 |
| Australian commercial TV | 334 | 47.2 |
| Australian news/magazine website | 140 | 19.8 |
| Australian commercial radio/podcast | 28 | 3.9 |
| Printed newspapers or magazines | 20 | 2.8 |
| Social media | 397 | 56.2 |
| 312 | 44.1 | |
| YouTube | 189 | 26.7 |
| 136 | 19.3 | |
| 112 | 15.8 | |
| Other (snapchat, twitter, twitch, weibo, wechat) | 124 | 17.6 |
| Friends or family living in Australia | 252 | 35.7 |
| Living in Australia more years than participant | 197 | 27.9 |
| Living in Australia same years or fewer | 162 | 22.9 |
| Community | 196 | 27.8 |
| Community leader | 99 | 14.0 |
| Community TV (e.g. Chinese Television Network) | 64 | 9.1 |
| Religious leader | 45 | 6.4 |
| Community radio/podcast | 44 | 6.2 |
| Overseas information sources | 205 | 29.0 |
| Overseas website | 128 | 18.2 |
| Overseas TV | 128 | 18.0 |
| Friends or family living overseas | 109 | 15.4 |
| Overseas Radio/podcast | 8 | 1.1 |
| Any TV | 491 | 69.4 |
| Any website | 296 | 41.8 |
a
Categories and subcategories not mutually exclusive.