Table 1.
Demographics, fear and trust in 2013.
| Variables | Mean | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male (1 = male; 0 = female) | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| Age in 2013 | ||
| Age (years) | 38.73 | 12.13 |
| Family type in 2013 | ||
| Total household population (heads) | 3.88 | 1.23 |
| The proportion of children (%) | 0.10 | 0.14 |
| The proportion of elder (%) | 0.09 | 0.17 |
| Education dummy in 2013 | ||
| High school (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.29 | 0.45 |
| Undergraduate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.47 | 0.50 |
| Postgraduate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| Income dummy in 2013 | ||
| 1501 ~ 3000 RMB (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| 3001 ~ 4500 RMB (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.26 | 0.44 |
| 4501 ~ 6000 RMB (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.16 | 0.36 |
| 6001 ~ 7500 RMB (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.07 | 0.26 |
| > 7500 RMB (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.09 | 0.29 |
| Fear questions (strongly agree = 5,agree = 4, neutral = 3, disagree = 2, strongly disagree = 1) | ||
| Fear1: I would not eat any other new food (1 ~ 5) | 2.99 | 1.11 |
| Fear2: Eating AI infected chicken will immediately kill me (1 ~ 5) | 4.04 | 1.13 |
| Fear3: AI risk cannot easily be controlled (1 ~ 5) | 3.07 | 1.07 |
| Fear4: AI risk is increasing (1 ~ 5) | 3.76 | 1.09 |
| Fear5: AI can kill many people (1 ~ 5) | 2.68 | 0.94 |
| Fear6: AI is contagious among humans (1 ~ 5) | 3.05 | 1.14 |
| Fear7: I am personally at AI risk (1 ~ 5) | 2.56 | 1.10 |
| Trust questions (strongly trust = 5, trust = 4, neutral = 3, mistrust = 2, strongly mistrust = 1) | ||
| Trust1: I trust ministry of agriculture (1 ~ 5) | 3.17 | 1.05 |
| Trust2: I trust ministry of health (1 ~ 5) | 3.40 | 1.06 |
| Trust3: I trust research institutes (1 ~ 5) | 3.40 | 1.00 |
| Trust4: I trust local government (1 ~ 5) | 3.00 | 1.18 |
| Trust5: I trust TV news (1 ~ 5) | 3.22 | 0.97 |
| Trust6: I trust network news (1 ~ 5) | 3.15 | 0.93 |
| Trust7: I trust scholars (1 ~ 5) | 3.09 | 1.09 |
| Trust8: I trust friends and relatives (1 ~ 5) | 3.32 | 0.96 |
| Trust9: I trust chicken sales staff (1 ~ 5) | 1.98 | 0.96 |
| Knowledge in 2013 | ||
| Cognitive level about AI | 2.39 | 1.27 |
Note: For the education dummies, the compulsory education (1 ~ 9 years) is omitted; the education years of high school are 10 ~ 12 years; the education years of undergraduate are 13 ~ 16 years; the education years of postgraduate are > 16 years. For the income dummies, the range of 0 ~ 1500 RMB is omitted.