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Table 4 Trust in public health information by mental treatment, chronic disease, sociodemographic variables. Linear regression. The 2020 study

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

 

Univariate

 

Multivariate

 

Variable

Beta

Sig

Beta

Sig

Mental treatm.*

-0,054

0,086

-0,028

0,385

Chronic disease**

0,002

0,938

-0,026

0,420

Gender

0,400

0,195

-0,036

0,255

Education

0,007

0,823

0,013

0,694

Age

0,109

< 0,001

0,113

<0,001

Income

0,051

0,098

0,018

0,594

  1. Bold = significant result (P < ,05)
  2. N = 1041 Weighted for sociodemographic skewedness
  3. *The item is: “Have you earlier in your life been treated for mental health issues? Yes/No”.
  4. **The item is: “Do you have a chronic disease or health issue that entails increased risk for severe illness from covid-19 (e.g. cancer, heart issues, diabetes)?”