Figure 3
The figure shows three vertical bar graphs titled “Panel A: Japan,” “Panel B: the United States,” and “Panel C: Germany” are arranged vertically. In all three panels, the horizontal axis lists five information sources labeled “Government,” “News media,” “Health care professionals,” “Non-professionals,” and “Family and friends.” The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 3.5 in increments of 0.5 units. Each category on the horizontal axis contains four vertical bars. A legend at the bottom indicates that the bars represent “Reliability,” “Fairness,” “Influence,” and “Transmission.” Panel A: Japan Government: Reliability 3.13, Fairness 2.72, Influence 2.95, Transmission 2.27. News media: Reliability 3.02, Fairness 2.69, Influence 2.88, Transmission 2.25. Health care professionals: Reliability 3.01, Fairness 2.97, Influence 2.60, Transmission 2.08. Non-professionals: Reliability 2.34, Fairness 2.93, Influence 2.27, Transmission 1.92. Family and friends: Reliability 2.94, Fairness 3.20, Influence 2.83, Transmission 2.25. Panel B: the United States Government: Reliability 3.17, Fairness 2.47, Influence 3.25, Transmission 3.33. News media: Reliability 3.13, Fairness 2.56, Influence 3.02, Transmission 3.18. Health care professionals: Reliability 2.96, Fairness 2.80, Influence 2.88, Transmission 3.00. Non-professionals: Reliability 2.61, Fairness 2.73, Influence 2.66, Transmission 2.77. Family and friends: Reliability 3.26, Fairness 2.87, Influence 3.15, Transmission 3.26. Panel C: Germany Government: Reliability 3.07, Fairness 2.95, Influence 3.07, Transmission 2.75. News media: Reliability 2.87, Fairness 2.98, Influence 2.94, Transmission 2.68. Health care professionals: Reliability 2.88, Fairness 3.01, Influence 2.81, Transmission 2.56. Non-professionals: Reliability 2.45, Fairness 2.92, Influence 2.69, Transmission 2.42. Family and friends: Reliability 2.97, Fairness 3.20, Influence 2.86, Transmission 2.72.Information Perception/Behaviour by Country (5-point Likert Scale). Source: By authors