Table 3 Summary of rumor cases
From: Survival analysis of the duration of rumors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Total N | Percent | N of Events | Censored | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent | ||||
Content theme | |||||
Prevention and treatment | 218 | 28.91% | 191 | 27 | 12.39% |
Policy measures | 266 | 35.28% | 264 | 2 | 0.75% |
Virus information | 60 | 7.96% | 53 | 7 | 11.67% |
Epidemic situation | 85 | 11.27% | 84 | 1 | 1.18% |
Social current affairs | 125 | 16.58% | 121 | 4 | 3.20% |
Emotional need | |||||
Wish rumor | 266 | 35.28% | 245 | 21 | 7.9% |
Bogie rumor | 233 | 30.90% | 218 | 15 | 6.4% |
Aggression rumor | 255 | 33.82% | 250 | 5 | 2.0% |
Source credibility | |||||
Low credibility source | 524 | 69.50% | 493 | 31 | 5.9% |
High credibility source | 230 | 30.50% | 220 | 10 | 4.3% |
Presentation format | |||||
Text | 501 | 66.45% | 467 | 34 | 6.8% |
Image | 115 | 15.25% | 111 | 4 | 3.5% |
Video | 138 | 18.30% | 135 | 3 | 2.2% |
Overall | 754 | 100% | 713 | 41 | 5.44% |