Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the explanatory variables related to COVID-19 (N = 981)
From: Factors influencing COVID-19 knowledge-gap: a cross-sectional study in China
Items | Never n(%) | Rarely n(%) | Occasionally n(%) | Sometimes(%) | Frequently n(%) | Usually n(%) | Every time(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Print media use | 254 (25.9) | 184 (18.8) | 158 (16.1) | 137 (14.0) | 113 (11.5) | 95 (9.7) | 40 (4.1) |
2.Broadcast media use | 47 (4.8) | 82 (8.4) | 167 (17.0) | 245 (25.0) | 244 (24.9) | 144 (14.7) | 52 (5.3) |
3.Internet media use | 6 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) | 8 (0.8) | 40 (4.1) | 105 (10.7) | 283 (28.8) | 534 (54.4) |
4.Interpersonal communication | 15 (1.5) | 47 (4.8) | 144 (14.7) | 208 (21.2) | 217 (22.1) | 299 (30.5) | 51 (5.2) |
5.Public communication | 35 (3.6) | 144 (14.7) | 211 (21.5) | 292 (29.8) | 192 (19.6) | 89 (9.1) | 18 (1.8) |
6.Perceived salience of information | 18 (1.8) | 6 (0.6) | 10 (1.0) | 86 (8.8) | 86 (8.8) | 404 (41.2) | 371 (37.8) |
Average rate | 6.4 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 22.3 | 18.1 |