Table 5.
Hierarchical analysis of the expert suggestion error correction effect among subgroups.
| Characteristics | Participants who did not access expert advice | Participants who accessed expert advice | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
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Participants who discerned rumors/total number of participants (%) | Participants who did not discern rumors/total number of participants (%) |
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| Age (years) | ||||
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≤20 | 115/135 (85.2) | 419/464 (90.3) | 1.62 (0.92-2.85) |
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21-40 | 277/358 (77.4) | 1275/1416 (90.0) | 2.64 (1.95-3.58) |
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41-60 | 331/441 (75.1) | 941/1160 (81.1) | 1.43 (1.10-1.85) |
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>60 | 158/212 (74.5) | 463/602 (76.9) | 1.14 (0.79-1.64) |
| Gender | ||||
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Male | 450/570 (78.9) | 1433/1678 (85.4) | 1.56 (1.22-1.99) |
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Female | 431/576 (74.8) | 1665/1964 (84.8) | 1.59 (1.36-1.86) |
| Marital status | ||||
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Unmarried | 288/355 (81.1) | 1248/1370 (91.1) | 2.38 (1.72-3.29) |
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Married or remarried | 546/734 (74.4) | 1739/2117 (82.1) | 1.58 (1.30-1.93) |
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Divorced or widowed but not remarried | 47/57 (82.5) | 111/155 (71.6) | 0.54 (0.25-1.16) |
| Occupation | ||||
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Seeking employment | 52/71 (73.2) | 186/229 (81.2) | 1.58 (0.85-2.94) |
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Not working (not able to work) | 65/84 (77.4) | 143/189 (75.7) | 0.91 (0.49-1.67) |
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Self-employed shop owner or entrepreneur | 128/172 (74.4) | 323/397 (81.3) | 1.50 (0.98-2.30) |
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Staff member in a government or public institution | 107/141 (75.9) | 398/474 (84.0) | 1.66 (1.05-2.63) |
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Famer, fisherman, or herdsman | 65/88 (73.9) | 173/233 (74.2) | 1.02 (0.58-1.78) |
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Retired | 86/117 (73.5) | 301/382 (78.8) | 1.34 (0.83-2.16) |
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Student | 184/220 (83.6) | 869/935 (92.9) | 2.58 (1.67-3.98) |
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Staff member in a big company | 55/74 (74.3) | 176/202 (87.1) | 2.34 (1.20-4.55) |
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Staff member in a small or medium company | 66/83 (79.5) | 302/343 (88.0) | 1.90 (1.02-3.54) |
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Other | 73/96 (76.0) | 227/258 (88.0) | 2.31 (1.27-4.21) |
| Education (years) | ||||
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≤6 | 160/207 (77.3) | 378/491 (77.0) | 0.98 (0.67-1.45) |
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7-9 | 169/228 (74.1) | 474/581 (81.6) | 1.55 (1.08-2.22) |
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10-12 | 174/234 (74.4) | 513/631 (81.3) | 1.50 (1.05-2.14) |
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13-16 | 340/434 (78.3) | 1519/1711 (88.8) | 2.19 (1.66-2.88) |
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>16 | 38/43 (88.4) | 214/228 (93.9) | 2.01 (0.69-5.91) |
| Areas | ||||
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Eastern China | 260/342 (76.0) | 830/975 (85.1) | 1.81 (1.33-2.45) |
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Central China | 387/502 (77.1) | 1433/1689 (84.8) | 1.66 (1.30-2.13) |
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Western China | 234/302 (77.5) | 835/978 (85.4) | 1.70 (1.23-2.34) |
| Type of area | ||||
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Urban | 546/717 (76.2) | 2000/2348 (85.2) | 1.80 (1.47-2.21) |
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Rural | 335/429 (78.1) | 1098/1294 (84.9) | 1.57 (1.19-2.07) |
| Household composition | ||||
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Living with others | 782/1023 (76.4) | 2843/3347 (84.9) | 1.74 (1.46-2.07) |
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Living alone | 99/123 (80.5) | 255/295 (86.4) | 1.55 (0.89-2.70) |
| Household income in 2019, RMB (US $) | ||||
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<100,000 (14,954) | 406/524 (77.5) | 1273/1550 (82.1) | 1.34 (1.05-1.70) |
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100,000-200,000 (14,954-29,909) | 323/417 (77.5) | 1142/1318 (86.6) | 1.89 (1.43-2.50) |
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200,000-300,000 (29,909-44,864) | 100/132 (75.8) | 390/447 (87.2) | 2.19 (1.35-3.56) |
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300,000-400,000 (44,864-59,819) | 17/26 (65.4) | 153/167 (91.6) | 5.79 (2.18-15.35) |
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>400,000 (>59,819) | 35/47 (74.5) | 140/160 (87.5) | 2.40 (1.07-5.37) |
| Relative self-reported individual income | ||||
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Low (0%-20%) | 287/373 (76.9) | 952/1132 (84.1) | 1.59 (1.19-2.12) |
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20%-40% | 216/285 (75.8) | 711/856 (83.1) | 1.57 (1.13-2.17) |
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Average (40%-60%) | 333/423 (78.7) | 1214/1393 (87.2) | 1.83 (1.38-2.43) |
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60%-80% | 41/59 (69.5) | 189/226 (83.6) | 2.24 (1.16-4.33) |
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High (80%-100%) | 4/6 (66.7) | 32/35 (91.4) | 5.33 (0.67-42.23) |
| Number of suspected symptoms | ||||
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0 | 745/981 (75.9) | 2485/2933 (84.7) | 1.76 (1.47-2.10) |
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1 | 67/75 (89.3) | 272/307 (88.6) | 0.93 (0.41-2.09) |
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2 | 39/48 (81.3) | 178/204 (87.3) | 1.58 (0.69-3.64) |
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>2 | 30/42 (71.4) | 163/198 (82.3) | 1.86 (0.87-3.99) |
| Number of other diseases | ||||
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0 | 662/843 (78.5) | 2286/2626 (87.1) | 1.84 (1.51-2.25) |
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1 | 137/172 (79.7) | 487/597 (81.6) | 1.13 (0.74-1.73) |
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2 | 44/64 (68.8) | 187/232 (80.6) | 1.89 (1.02-3.51) |
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>2 | 38/67 (56.7) | 138/187 (73.8) | 2.15 (1.20-3.85) |