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. 2026 Feb 16;14:1705187. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1705187

Table 2.

Measurement results of public risk perception bias (2017–2023).

Public risk perception bias Observations Mean Standard deviation Max Min Optimism bias (n, %) Pessimism bias (n, %)
Overall Level 217 −0.132 0.142 0.283 −0.559 29 (13%) 188 (87%)
Physical Space 217 −0.231 0.224 0.466 −0.814 35 (16%) 182 (84%)
Social Space 217 0.015 0.197 0.467 −0.619 109 (50%) 108 (50%)
Cyber Space 217 −0.215 0.203 0.549 −0.828 26 (12%) 191 (88%)