Table 5.
Results of Chi-Square and Phi coefficient tests.
| Frequency of mentioning the hospitality and travel industry |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | Yes (N = 49) |
No (N = 39) |
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| n | % | N | % | χ2 | |
| NYC | 29 | 59.1 | 25 | 64.1 | 0.22 |
| DC | 11 | 22.4 | 7 | 17.9 | 0.27 |
| LA | 9 | 18.4 | 7 | 17.9 | 0.03 |
| Attribution frame | φ | ||||
| Episodic | 17 | 34.7 | 24 | 61.5 | −0.27* |
| Thematic | 32 | 65.3 | 15 | 38.5 | 0.27* |
| Health-crisis related frame | |||||
| Consequence | 42 | 85.7 | 24 | 61.5 | 0.28** |
| Seriousness | 37 | 75.5 | 27 | 69.2 | 0.07 |
| Uncertainty | 25 | 51.0 | 25 | 64.1 | −0.13 |
| Action | 27 | 55.1 | 26 | 66.7 | −0.12 |
| Reassurance | 17 | 34.7 | 16 | 41.0 | −0.06 |
| Conflict | 16 | 32.7 | 12 | 30.8 | 0.02 |
| New evidence | 15 | 30.6 | 14 | 35.9 | −0.05 |
Note: ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.