Table 2.
Descriptive analysis of the corona-related topics searched (N = 2996).
| Corona-Related Topics Searched | Sex | Response Options | p-Value * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Current spread of the coronavirus | M | 838 | 87.4 | 121 | 12.6 | 0.702 |
| F | 1790 | 87.9 | 247 | 12.1 | ||
| ALL | 2628 | 87.7 | 368 | 12.3 | ||
| Transmission routes of the coronavirus | M | 300 | 31.3 | 659 | 68.7 | 0.336 |
| F | 602 | 29.6 | 1435 | 70.4 | ||
| ALL | 902 | 30.1 | 2094 | 69.9 | ||
| Symptoms of the disease COVID-19 | M | 450 | 46.9 | 509 | 53.1 | <0.001 |
| F | 1121 | 55.0 | 916 | 45.0 | ||
| ALL | 1571 | 52.4 | 1425 | 47.6 | ||
| Individual measures to protect against infection | M | 339 | 35.3 | 620 | 64.7 | 0.815 |
| F | 729 | 35.8 | 1308 | 64.2 | ||
| ALL | 1068 | 35.6 | 1928 | 64.4 | ||
| Hygiene regulations | M | 283 | 29.5 | 676 | 70.5 | 0.204 |
| F | 648 | 31.8 | 1389 | 68.2 | ||
| ALL | 931 | 31.1 | 2065 | 68.9 | ||
| Current situation assessments and recommendations | M | 434 | 45.3 | 525 | 54.7 | 0.029 |
| F | 1009 | 49.5 | 1028 | 50.5 | ||
| ALL | 1443 | 48.2 | 1553 | 51.8 | ||
| Restrictions | M | 615 | 64.1 | 344 | 35.9 | 0.03 |
| F | 1388 | 68.1 | 649 | 31.9 | ||
| ALL | 2003 | 66.9 | 993 | 33.1 | ||
| Economic and social consequences of the coronavirus | M | 487 | 50.8 | 472 | 49.2 | <0.001 |
| F | 819 | 40.2 | 1218 | 59.8 | ||
| ALL | 1306 | 43.6 | 1690 | 56.4 | ||
| Dealing with psychological stress caused by the coronavirus | M | 132 | 13.8 | 827 | 86.2 | <0.001 |
| F | 466 | 22.9 | 1571 | 77.1 | ||
| ALL | 598 | 20.0 | 2398 | 80.0 | ||
| Other topics | M | 35 | 3.6 | 924 | 96.4 | 0.424 |
| F | 63 | 3.1 | 1974 | 96.9 | ||
| ALL | 98 | 3.3 | 2898 | 96.7 | ||
* Pearson’s chi-squared test.