According to a survey among Indian urban youth about life in lockdown, a majority of respondents got their information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) from private media houses in April 2020. Over four percent of male respondents obtained latest information from Twitter at that time about the pandemic.
Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Private media houses (online, TV, radio, print)
Foreign health organization websites (CDC, NHS, WHO, etc)
among urban youth across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Survey question :
'What is your main source of information regarding the coronavirus?'
According to the source, this data is not representative of urban youth in India. Being geographically diverse, the country's impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has been varied.
Responses may not add up to 100 percent because of rounding.
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Observer Research Foundation, & Youth Ki Awaaz. (July 3, 2020). Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/
Observer Research Foundation, und Youth Ki Awaaz. "Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender." Chart. July 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/
Observer Research Foundation, Youth Ki Awaaz. (2020). Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/
Observer Research Foundation, and Youth Ki Awaaz. "Main Source of Information about Coronavirus (Covid-19) in India as of April 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/
Observer Research Foundation & Youth Ki Awaaz, Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Main source of information about coronavirus (COVID-19) in India as of April 2020, by gender [Graph], Observer Research Foundation, & Youth Ki Awaaz, July 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170523/india-main-source-of-information-about-covid-19-by-gender/
