Table 2 Logistic regression of being a low truster (expressing low or very low trust) with regard to the handling of the pandemic by the government and by the public health authority in Denmark and Sweden

Age

 < 25 years vs. > 65 years

1.52 (1.10–2.10)

0.012

1.48 (1.10–1.98)

0.009

0.872

1.48 (0.75–2.91)

0.258

1.53 (1.07–2.18)

0.018

0.011

25–65 years vs. > 65 years

1.47 (1.15–1.90)

0.003

1.36 (1.12–1.65)

0.002

2.30 (1.41–3.95)

0.001

1.19 (0.94–1.53)

0.161

Sex

Men vs. women

2.36 (1.93–2.89)

 < 0.001

2.01 (1.70–2.36)

 < 0.001

0.223

2.05 (1.44–2.96)

 < 0.001

1.61 (1.31–1.97)

 < 0.001

0.246

Education

High school or lower education vs. university

0.86 (0.68–1.10)

0.239

1.50 (1.26–1.79)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

1.05 (0.70–1.57)

0.822

1.37 (1.10–1.70)

0.005

0.091

Vocation vs. university

0.88 (0.70–1.12)

0.305

1.32 (1.02–1.70)

0.033

0.68 (0.44–1.05)

0.089

1.25 (0.90–1.71)

0.176

Occupation

Employed vs. retired

1.51 (1.19–1.94)

 < 0.001

1.41 (1.16–1.72)

 < 0.001

0.571

1.58 (1.03–2.52)

0.043

1.26 (0.99–1.63)

0.064

0.482

Student or internship vs. retired

1.53 (1.10–2.11)

0.011

1.47 (1.08–2.00)

0.013

1.47 (0.80–2.64)

0.203

1.67 (1.15–2.41)

0.006

Unemployed vs. retired

1.22 (0.78–1.88)

0.367

1.21 (0.51–2.59)

0.644

1.72 (1.12–2.62)

0.013

1.55 (0.91–2.56)

0.094