Table 6.
Ordinary least squares model predicting risk perception and logit model predicting the public’s adoption of protective action recommendations (PARs).
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|
| OLS | Logit | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | Reference | Reference |
| Female | 9.290 *** | 0.996 |
| (7.098, 11.482) | (0.830, 1.194) | |
| Age group(years) | ||
| <30 | Reference | Reference |
| 30–60 | 15.800 *** | 1.193 |
| (12.423, 19.176) | (0.851, 1.672) | |
| >60 | −20.114 *** | 1.057 |
| (−28.412, −11.815) | (0.582, 1.918) | |
| Household registration | ||
| Rural household | Reference | Reference |
| Urban household | −12.509 *** | 1.486 *** |
| (−15.094, −9.924) | (1.199, 1.841) | |
| Years of schooling | 0.808 *** | 0.965 |
| (0.354, 1.262) | (0.926, 1.006) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | Reference | Reference |
| Married | 12.686 *** | 1.122 |
| (10.018, 15.354) | (0.902, 1.397) | |
| Number of family members | −2.454 *** | 1.023 |
| (−3.160, −1.749) | (0.967, 1.082) | |
| Region | ||
| Middle China | Reference | Reference |
| Western China | −7.248 *** | 1.339 * |
| (−10.079, −4.417) | (1.068, 1.679) | |
| Eastern China | 2.106 | 1.295 * |
| (−0.641,4.853) | (1.033,1.623) | |
| Government communication | 0.090 *** | 1.002 |
| (0.040, 0.139) | (0.997, 1.007) | |
| Government prevention and control | 0.458 *** | 1.014 *** |
| (0.374, 0.542) | (1.007, 1.022) | |
| Government rescue | 0.190 *** | 1.008 *** |
| (0.138, 0.243) | (1.004, 1.014) | |
| Risk perception | 1.020 *** | |
| (1.018, 1.023) | ||
| N | 3837 | 3837 |
| adj. R2/pseudo R2 | 0.315 | 0.210 |
95% CI in parentheses; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.