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Table 1 Descriptive statistic of media exposure characteristics of information clarity about Covid-19 in Indonesia (n = 5,397)

From: Information clarity about Covid-19 in Indonesia: does media exposure matter?

Media Exposure Characteristics

Information clarity about Covid-19

p-value

No

(n = 765)

Yes

(n = 4,632)

Frequency of reading a newspaper/magazine

  

* < 0.001

  - Every day

363 (47.5%)

2,602 (56.2%)

 

  - 2–3 days a week

205 (26.8%)

1,157 (25.0%)

 

  - 4–5 days a week

63 (8.2%)

357 (7.7%)

 

  - 5 days a week

134 (17.5%)

516 (11.1%)

 

Frequency of listening to the radio

  

0.159

  - Every day

136 (17.8%)

918 (19.8%)

 

  - 2–3 days a week

186 (24.3%)

1,174 (25.3%)

 

  - 4–5 days a week

62 (8.1%)

429 (9.3%)

 

  - 5 days a week

381 (49.8%)

2,111 (45.6%)

 

Frequency of watching television

  

* < 0.001

  - Every day

318 (41.6%)

2,680 (57.9%)

 

  - 2–3 days a week

152 (19.9%)

860 (18.6%)

 

  - 4–5 days a week

70 (9.2%)

269 (5.8%)

 

  - > 5 days a week

225 (29.4%)

823 (17.8%)

 

Frequency of internet use

  

0.371

  - Everyday

707 (92.4%)

4,345 (93.8%)

 

  - 2–3 days a week

26 (3.4%)

135 (2.9%)

 

  - 4–5 days a week

7 (0.9%)

45 (1.0%)

 

  - > 5 days a week

25 (3.3%)

107 (2.3%)

 
  1. Note: p < 0.05