Russia: trust in coronavirus information sources 2020

In February 2020, the majority of Russians trusted the accuracy of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) from government health officials, as per 48 percent of participants in the survey by IPSOS. Roughly one third of respondents was confident that the information was social media was accurate.

How much confidence, if any, do you have in the accuracy of these sources of information on the coronavirus?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Government health officials	48%
Medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses	47%
Television	42%
Internet	41%
Friends, family, and colleagues	37%
Radio	33%
Social media networks	32%
Newspapers	31%
Magazines	27%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

February 7-9, 2020

Number of respondents

Approx 1,000+ respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

Connected population**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The figures represent the share of respondents who had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the accuracy of information.

** More urban, educated, and affluent than the general population.
The results may not sum up to 100 "due to rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses."

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