Table 3 Trust in sources of information about COVID-19
From: Perceptions of adult Arkansans regarding trusted sources of information about the COVID-19 pandemic
Great extent | Somewhat | Very little | Not at all | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | % | |
aUniversity of Ark for Medical Sciences | 70.49 | 22.93 | 4.44 | 2.13 | 100.00 |
US Dept of Health, CDC, NIH, & other federal health agencies | 65.75 | 23.39 | 7.77 | 3.09 | 100.00 |
Arkansas Dept of Health | 61.77 | 28.14 | 6.99 | 3.10 | 100.00 |
My primary care provider | 59.23 | 32.69 | 5.42 | 2.66 | 100.00 |
Other medical institution press releases | 46.42 | 39.17 | 9.97 | 4.44 | 100.00 |
National television news | 19.16 | 41.98 | 25.58 | 13.28 | 100.00 |
Local television news | 17.20 | 50.72 | 23.21 | 8.87 | 100.00 |
Newspapers | 15.76 | 47.39 | 23.21 | 13.64 | 100.00 |
Conversations with colleagues | 12.29 | 50.46 | 27.06 | 10.18 | 100.00 |
Websites or online news pages | 10.27 | 42.14 | 32.50 | 15.09 | 100.00 |
My pastor | 10.19 | 32.29 | 26.97 | 30.56 | 100.00 |
Conversations with family and friends | 7.90 | 44.19 | 36.73 | 11.18 | 100.00 |
Radio stations | 6.54 | 35.01 | 37.35 | 21.10 | 100.00 |
Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp) | 4.58 | 11.14 | 37.20 | 47.08 | 100.00 |
Celebrities and social media influencer | 1.71 | 7.37 | 26.71 | 64.21 | 100.00 |