Table 2.
Regression analysis of the risk acceptance variable as a function of risk perception factors and demographic variables
| Parameter | Estimate | Variable definition |
| Intercept | 0.62** | |
| FNA | 1.69** | FNA = 1 for respondents surveyed after the nuclear accident; FNA = 0 for respondents surveyed before |
| Knowledge | 0.17** | Factor “knowledge” |
| Risk | −0.07* | Factor “perceived risk” |
| Benefit | 0.55** | Factor “benefit” |
| Trust | 0.27** | Factor “trust” |
| Female | 0.01 | Female = 1 if respondents are female; 0 otherwise |
| Age | 0.06 | Age = 1 if respondents are 35 y or older; 0 otherwise |
| Education1 | −0.11* | Education1 = 1 if respondents have high school education; 0 otherwise |
| Education2 | 0.04 | Education2 = 1 if respondents have college education or above; 0 otherwise |
| Income | −0.08 | Income = 1 if respondents have monthly income ≥2,000 yuan; 0 otherwise |
| Location1 | −0.13 | Location1 = 1 if respondents live between 20 and 40 km from the nuclear plant; 0 otherwise |
| Location2 | −0.07 | Location2 = 1 if respondents live >40 km from the nuclear plant; 0 otherwise |
| Occupation | 0.01 | Occupation = 1 if respondents are not in public service (e.g., self-employed, enterprise employees, farmers, retired, housewives, unemployed, or students); occupation = 0 if respondents are civil servants, teachers, or other state employees |
| FNA*Knowledge | −0.05 | Interaction between FNA and factor “knowledge” |
| FNA*Risk | −0.27** | Interaction between FNA and factor “perceived risk” |
| FNA*Benefit | −0.15** | Interaction between FNA and factor “benefit” |
| FNA*Trust | 0.03 | Interaction between FNA and factor “trust” |
| FNA*Female | −0.18** | Interaction between FNA and “Female” variables |
| FNA*Age | −0.13* | Interaction between FNA and “Age” variables |
| FNA*Education1 | −0.06 | Interaction between FNA and “Education1” variables |
| FNA*Education2 | −0.28* | Interaction between FNA and “Education2” variables |
| FNA*Income | 0.33** | Interaction between FNA and “Income” variables |
| FNA*Location1 | 0.23** | Interaction between FNA and “Location1” variables |
| FNA*Location2 | 0.19* | Interaction between FNA and “Location2” variables |
| FNA*Occupation | −0.37** | Interaction between FNA and “Occupation” variables |
Significance: *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.81.