Table 6 Appraising the information on the coronavirus and COVID-19
% Inhabitants of German-speaking Switzerland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very easy | Easy | Difficult | Very difficult | p-value | |
To assess which protective measures to take against the coronavirus | < 0.001 | ||||
Spring 2020 | 30% | 50% | 16% | 4% | |
Fall 2020 | 41% | 42% | 14% | 3% | |
Winter 2020 | 40% | 46% | 12% | 2% | |
To assess which behaviors are linked to an increased risk of infection | < 0.001 | ||||
Spring 2020 | 24% | 52% | 19% | 5% | |
Fall 2020 | 32% | 47% | 18% | 3% | |
Winter 2020 | 33% | 43% | 20% | 4% | |
To assess personal risk | 0.001 | ||||
Spring 2020 | 24% | 47% | 25% | 4% | |
Fall 2020 | 30% | 41% | 25% | 4% | |
Winter 2020 | 32% | 44% | 20% | 4% | |
To assess whether being infected with the coronavirus | < 0.001 | ||||
Spring 2020 | 16% | 38% | 33% | 13% | |
Fall 2020 | 24% | 37% | 33% | 6% | |
Winter 2020 | 26% | 40% | 29% | 5% | |
To assess the trustworthiness of information from the media | < 0.001 | ||||
Spring 2020 | 13% | 32% | 36% | 19% | |
Fall 2020 | 19% | 34% | 34% | 13% | |
Winter 2020 | 19% | 35% | 30% | 16% | |