Coronavirus Survey: 60 Percent Trust TVs, 44 Percent Not Worried About Pandemic

Still image from the state broadcaster TRT shows the Health Minister giving a press briefing.

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While people in Turkey are not too worried about the coronavirus, they trust television channels when it comes to getting informed about the pandemic, according to a recent survey.

The survey was conducted by Strateji Co. ve Era company with 408 participants around the country.

How worried are the people?

When asked whether they are worried about the pandemic, 18 percent said they were "not worried at all", 26 percent said they were "not worried", 20 percent said they were "neither worried nor not worried", 27 percent said they were "worried" and 9 percent said they were "very worried."

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Sources of information

According to 60 percent of the participants, the most reliable source of information on the pandemic is the TV while 28 percent said they trusted "the Ministry and the Minister of Health" the most.

The most reliable source is the internet for 19 percent of the participants, social media for 16 percent, specialist doctors for 13 percent, friends acquaintances for 9 percent, newspapers for 3 percent, radios for 2 percent, pharmacies for 1 percent and religious sources for 1 percent.

The most common sources of information are the TV with 85 percent, social media with 53 percent and the internet with 45 percent.

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Is the Minister of Health successful?

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca is "successful" according to 44 percent of the participants, "very successful" according to 21 percent, "not successful" according to 9 percent, and "not successful at all" according to 5 percent, "neither successful nor unsuccessful" according to 20 percent.

How long will the outbreak last?

On average, the participants expect the outbreak to last about three months in the country. It will last one month according to 23 percent of the participants, between one and two months according to 26 percent, and between two and six months according to 25 percent.

Working from home

When asked about whether they would prefer to work from home during the outbreak, 56 percent said "No" and 41 percent said "Yes." 36 percent said their workplace was "not prepared" for working from home, 19 percent said it was "not prepared at all," 21 percent said it was "prepared," 5 percent said it was "very prepared." (HA/VK)