Table 2 Self-reported risk perception to heat waves in 2,183 participants from Guangdong province
Variables | Health risk perception of heat waves | χ 2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low impact | Moderate impact | High impact | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 8.62 | 0.013 |
  Male | 194(16.7) | 731(62.7) | 240(20.6) | ||
  Female | 130(12.8) | 694(68.2) | 194(19.1) | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 33.02 | <0.001 |
  <20 | 40(22.5) | 114(64.0) | 24(13.5) | ||
  20–29 | 69(16.0) | 293(68.1) | 68(15.8) | ||
  30–39 | 62(11.7) | 335(63.3) | 132(25.0) | ||
  40–49 | 82(16.0) | 317(61.9) | 113(22.1) | ||
  50–59 | 43(13.8) | 218(70.1) | 50(16.1) | ||
  ≥60 | 28(12.6) | 148(66.4) | 47(21.1) | ||
Education | Â | Â | Â | 108.97 | <0.001 |
  Elementary school or lower | 67(12.9) | 374(71.9) | 79(15.2) | ||
  Junior middle school | 111(15.8) | 492(69.9) | 101(14.3) | ||
  Senior middle school or vocational secondary school | 95(18.3) | 323(62.1) | 102(19.6) | ||
  College or above | 41(10.9) | 191(50.9) | 143(38.1) | ||
  Didn’t answer | 10(15.6) | 45(70.3) | 9(14.1) | ||
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 75.72 | <0.001 |
  Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry or fishing | 60(11.8) | 375(74.0) | 72(14.2) | ||
  Service trade | 61(13.6) | 312(69.6) | 75(16.7) | ||
  Person in charge of institute | 28(18.4) | 77(50.7) | 47(30.9) | ||
  Technician | 37(14.7) | 130(51.6) | 85(33.7) | ||
  Military or student | 34(19.1) | 114(64.0) | 30(16.9) | ||
  Unemployment or retired | 33(12.9) | 173(67.8) | 49(19.2) | ||
  Other | 71(18.2) | 244(62.4) | 76(19.4) | ||
Family monthly income per person (yuan) | Â | Â | Â | 57.00 | <0.001 |
  < 500 | 35(12.2) | 205(71.2) | 48(16.7) | ||
  500–999 | 68(17.8) | 245(64.0) | 70(18.3) | ||
  1,000–1,999 | 53(12.9) | 253(61.4) | 106(25.7) | ||
  2,000–4,999 | 71(13.7) | 310(59.7) | 138(26.6) | ||
  5,000–9,999 | 32(18.9) | 108(63.9) | 29(17.2) | ||
  ≥10,000 | 11(16.7) | 49(74.2) | 6(9.1) | ||
  Don’t know or refused to answer | 54(15.6) | 255(73.7) | 37(10.7) | ||
Residential area | Â | Â | Â | 134.49 | <0.001 |
  Urban | 159(14.9) | 588(55.3) | 317(29.8) | ||
  Rural | 165(14.7) | 837(74.8) | 117(10.5) | ||