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Table 2 Level of trust in healthcare 2019 and 2020. Scale 0–10. Independent sample t-test, two-sided t-test

From: Trust in healthcare before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

2019

 

2020

   

Variable

Mean

S

Mean

S

Mean difference

Sig

Do you trust your GP?

8,04

1,85

8,06

1,96

0,092

0,278

Do you trust the public healthcare service?

7,26

1,74

7,76

1,83

0,553

< 0,001

Do you trust that you are given correct health information by the Norwegian authorities?*

  

7,86

1,85

  

Do you trust that you are given correct treatment if you were admitted to a hospital?

7,53

1,68

7,76

1,81

0,255

0,001

Do you trust that you will be given correct information if you were admitted to a hospital?

7,31

1,84

7,50

2,04

0,206

0,017

  1.  S = Standard deviation
  2. Sig = Significance at 0.05 level, two-sided p test
  3. Bold = significant result
  4. N (2019 study) = 1035
  5.  N (2020 study) = 1041
  6. Weighted for sociodemographic skewedness
  7. *This item was only used in the 2020 study