Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Dispatch
SARS Risk Perception, Knowledge, Precautions, and Information Sources, the Netherlands
Johannes Brug*
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§Table 3
Sources of information about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and confidence in those sourcesa
| Information source | Amount of information, mean (95% CI) | Confidence in the information, mean (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Television |
3.9 (3.8–4.0) |
3.6 (3.5–3.7) |
| Newspapers |
3.5 (3.3–3.6) |
3.4 (3.3–3.5) |
| Internet |
2.3 (2.2–2.5) |
3.0 (2.9–3.1) |
| Magazines |
2.1 (2.0–2.3) |
2.7 (2.6–2.8) |
| Health officials |
1.7 (1.6–1.8) |
3.3 (3.2–3.5) |
| Friends |
1.6 (1.5–1.7) |
2.5 (2.3–3.6) |
| Physicians | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 3.2 (3.1–3.4) |
aScale ranged from 1 = very little to 5 = very much. CI, confidence interval.
