Table 1 Descriptive results of individual-level variables (in mean or %)
| Â | Muscat | Dhofar | Musandam | Alburaymi | Aldakhiliyah | North Batinah | South Batinah | South Sharqiyah | North Sharqiyah | Aldhahirah | Alwusta | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 39.5 (6.7) | 35.8 (8.3) | 36.8 (11.1) | 38.7 (8.3) | 36.8 (9.6) | 36.4 (8.9) | 37.3 (9.6) | 36.0 (6.7) | 38.7 (8.5) | 37.5 (11.3) | 32.5 (11.3) | 37.4 (8.8) |
Job (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Working | 67 (79%) | 29 (93.5%) | 8 (66.6%) | 14 (74%) | 24 (77%) | 67 (65%) | 65 (63%) | 24 (75%) | 35 (66%) | 23 (77%) | 7 (70%) | 363 (71%) |
Not working | 18 (21%) | 2 (6.5%) | 4 (33.4) | 5 (26%) | 7 (23%) | 36 (35%) | 38 (37%) | 8 (25%) | 18 (34%) | 7 (23%) | 3 (30%) | 146 (29%) |
Gender (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 41 (48%) | 6 (19.4%) | 8 (66.6%) | 7 (37%) | 16 (52%) | 48 (47%) | 28 (27%) | 16 (50%) | 13 (24.5%) | 19 (63%) | 5 (50%) | 207 (41%) |
Female | 44 (52%) | 25 (80.6%) | 4 (33.4) | 12 (63%) | 15 (48%) | 55 (53%) | 75 (73%) | 16 (50%) | 40 (75.5%) | 11 (37%) | 5 (50%) | 302 (59%) |
Educational Level (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
High School | 14 (16.5%) | 5 (16%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (11%) | 6 (19%) | 25 (24%) | 38 (37%) | 3 (9%) | 12 (22%) | 5 (17%) | 4 (40%) | 117 (23%) |
Bachelor | 51(60%) | 20 (54.6%) | 7 (58%) | 12 (63%) | 21 (68%) | 63 (61%) | 56 (54.3%) | 24 (75%) | 36 (68%) | 20 (67%) | 5 (50%0 | 315 (62%) |
Master or PhD | 20 (23.5) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (17%) | 5 (26%) | 4 (13%) | 15 (15%) | 9 (8.7%) | 5 (16%) | 5 (10%) | 5 (16%) | 1 (10%) | 77 (15%) |
Conspiracy (mean) | 39.9 | 36.2 | 40.7 | 38.5 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 38.7 | 41.1 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 39.6 |
Misinformation | 21.5 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 23.9 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 27.1 | 22.2 |
COVID-19 anxiety | 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
Exposure to info. sources | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health experts | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Digital media | 10.7 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
Traditional media | 10.3 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 10.0 |
Personal contacts | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Trust in info. Sources | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health experts | 21.8 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 20.9 |
Digital Media | 4.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Traditional Media | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Personal contacts | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
N | 85 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 103 | 103 | 32 | 53 | 30 | 10 | 509 |