Table 1.
The observed median daily posted and forwarded number and Baidu Attention Index (BAI) for H7N9 by province/city on Sina microblog and Baidu website from March 31 to April 24, 2013.
| Province/city | Daily posted and forwarded numbera | Daily BAIb | ||
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Median | Mean rank value | Median | Mean rank value |
| Shanghai | 36,256 | 150.26 | 4227 | 144.16 |
| Anhui | 4944 | 70.68 | 1723 | 62.16 |
| Jiangsu | 21,424 | 133.96 | 6592 | 175.68 |
| Zhejiang | 24,720 | 134.04 | 6432 | 174.66 |
| Beijing | 57,680 | 163.18 | 4790 | 148.60 |
| Henan | 11,536 | 97.08 | 2731 | 108.82 |
| Shandong | 28,016 | 127.54 | 3065 | 112.96 |
| Hubeic | 9888 | 88.92 | 1420 | 51.06 |
| Shaanxic | 924 | 51.34 | 1301 | 38.90 |
aKruskal-Wallis test of daily posted and forwarded number: χ2 8=67.5 (P<.001).
bKruskal-Wallis test of daily BAI: χ2 8=129.2 (P<.001).
cProvinces without cases reported as base/reference.