Table 1 Respondents’ characteristics, information outlets, information perception, social and geographical proximity, anxiety level (N = 4991)
Demographics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 2514 | 50.4% |
Age | ||
18–30 years | 3203 | 64.2% |
31–40 years | 1246 | 25.0% |
41–50 years | 399 | 8.0% |
51–60 years | 126 | 2.5% |
≧61 years | 17 | 0.3% |
Education | ||
Primary or secondary school | 800 | 16.0% |
Associate degree | 1585 | 31.8% |
College | 2356 | 47.2% |
Graduate degree | 250 | 5.0% |
Monthly Income | ||
≦1000 rmb | 929 | 18.6% |
1001–2000 rmb | 361 | 7.2% |
2001–5000 rmb | 1707 | 34.2% |
5001–8000 rmb | 1498 | 30.0% |
8001–15,000 rmb | 411 | 8.2% |
≧15,001 rmb | 85 | 1.7% |
Anxiety Level | ||
Normal (< 50) | 3963 | 79.4% |
Mild to moderate anxiety levels (50–59) | 699 | 14% |
Moderate to severe levels (60 to 69) | 256 | 5.1% |
Severe anxiety levels (> 70) | 73 | 1.5% |
Social Proximity | ||
Yes | 293 | 5.9% |
Geographical Proximity | ||
Yes | 1608 | 32.2% |
Information Outlets | ||
Television | 3033 | 60.8% |
Radio | 442 | 8.9% |
Newspaper | 772 | 15.5% |
Interpersonal | 2114 | 42.4% |
3130 | 62.7% | |
1941 | 38.9% | |
tiktok | 2246 | 45% |
Online news website/news app | 3926 | 78.7% |
Search engine | 1390 | 27.9% |
Information Perception | ||
Only a little rumors | 560 | 11.2% |
Some rumors | 3254 | 65.2% |
A lot of rumors | 1177 | 23.6% |