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Table 2 Differences in the perception of living-environment crises between rural and urban respondents (N = 10,849)

From: Exploring the relationship between life quality and the perceptions of living-environment crises

 

Rural residents (mean, S.D.)

Urban residents mean (mean, S.D.)

t-Test

p-value

Employment crisis perception (1–4)

1.41 (0.78)

1.61 (0.090)

−11.76

<  0.001

Public safety crisis perception (1–4)

1.16 (0.41)

1.27 (0.53)

−12.33

<  0.001

Infectious disease crisis perception (1–4)

1.21 (0.48)

1.41 (0.68)

−17.30

<  0.001

Pollution crisis perception (1–4)

1.47 (0.83)

1.81 (0.99)

−19.11

<  0.001

  1. In each case, 1 = low risk perception, 4 = high risk perception