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Table 3 Characteristics of study participants

From: Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Spring 2020

Fall 2020

Winter 2020

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total, N (%)

1012 (100.0)

1026 (100.0)

1018 (100.0)

Gender

 Male

498 (49.2)

509 (49.6)

510 (50.1)

 Female

514 (50.8)

517 (50.4)

508 (49.9)

Age

 18-29 years old

185 (18.3)

197 (19.2)

220 (21.6)

 30-39 years old

164 (16.2)

181 (17.6)

224 (22.0)

 40-49 years old

186 (18.4)

193 (18.8)

154 (15.1)

 50-59 years old

179 (17.7)

196 (19.1)

190 (18.7)

 60-69 years old

175 (17.3)

167 (16.3)

157 (15.4)

 70 years old or older

108 (10.7)

92 (9.0)

73 (7.2)

Born in Switzerlanda

 Yes

868 (85.8)

885 (86.3)

851 (83.6)

 No

135 (13.3)

141 (13.7)

167 (16.4)

Education

 Compulsory school

100 (9.9)

125 (12.2)

118 (11.6)

 Upper secondary level II

491 (48.5)

401 (39.1)

410 (40.3)

 Tertiary level

421 (41.6)

500 (48.7)

490 (48.1)

Education in the health sectora

 Yes

202 (20.0)

195 (19.0)

228 (22.4)

 No

796 (78.7)

831 (81.0)

790 (77.6)

Employment status

 Employed

522 (51.6)

549 (53.5)

567 (55.7)

 Self-employed

94 (9.3)

83 (8.1)

96 (9.4)

 Unemployed

52 (5.1)

51 (5.0)

49 (4.8)

 Retired

191 (18.9)

187 (18.2)

156 (15.3)

 Student

55 (5.4)

69 (6.7)

61 (6.0)

 Other

98 (9.7)

87 (8.5)

89 (8.7)

Net household incomea

 Less than CHF 4′000

243 (24.0)

308 (30.0)

279 (27.4)

 CHF 4′000 - CHF 6′000

214 (21.1)

245 (23.9)

247 (24.3)

 CHF 6′001 - CHF 8′000

159 (15.7)

200 (19.5)

204 (20.0)

 CHF 8′001 - CHF 10′000

85 (8.4)

124 (12.1)

138 (13.6)

 CHF 10′001 - CHF 12′000

60 (5.9)

69 (6.7)

73 (7.2)

 More than CHF 12′000

48 (4.7)

80 (7.8)

77 (7.6)

Chronic illnessesa

 Yes, several

231 (22.8)

145 (14.1)

128 (12.6)

 Yes, one

116 (11.5)

340 (33.1)

305 (30.0)

 No

626 (61.9)

541 (52.7)

585 (57.5)

  1. a. Due to missing answers, the sum may be less than 100%