Table 2.
Health risk perceptions among Chinese college students.
| N | Risk issue | Risk perception | Percent | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medians | Std. Deviation | Chi-Square | ||||
| 13 | Motor vehicle accidents | High risk | 74.1 | 100.00 | 20.818 | 1.99E5 (a) |
| 7 | Chemical pollution | High risk | 69.3 | 100.00 | 19.870 | 1.96E5 (a) |
| 10 | Cigarette smoking | High risk | 67.0 | 100.00 | 21.595 | 1.59E5 (a) |
| 2 | Natural catastrophes | High risk | 62.6 | 100.00 | 26.886 | 1.71E5 (a) |
| 8 | Pesticides in food | High risk | 49.4 | 66.67 | 23.851 | 9.78E4 (a) |
| 6 | Air pollution | High risk | 44.9 | 66.67 | 23.327 | 9.91E4 (a) |
| 5 | Ozone hole | High risk | 42.0 | 66.67 | 25.603 | 1.02E5 (a) |
| 14 | Mental stress | High risk | 37.6 | 66.67 | 26.499 | 6.58E4 (a) |
| 11 | Drinking alcohol | High risk | 30.5 | 66.67 | 28.452 | 3.93E4 (a) |
| 3 | Nuclear power stations | High risk | 30.2 | 66.67 | 32.128 | 3.29E4 (a) |
| 1 | Global warming | High risk | 18.2 | 33.33 | 31.061 | 1.13E3 (a) |
| 12 | Medical X-ray | High risk | 18.2 | 33.33 | 28.927 | 5.09E4 (a) |
| 15 | Overtime study or work | High risk | 17.9 | 66.67 | 27.102 | 4.88E4 (a) |
| 4 | Thermal power plants | High risk | 14.0 | 66.67 | 26.685 | 5.77E4 (a) |
| 9 | GM foods | High risk | 11.2 | 33.33 | 29.335 | 4.74E4 (a) |
a = Chi-square significant (p < 0.001).