Table 4.
Results of variance analysis
| Education level (Mean ± SD) | F | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0(n = 71) | 2.0(n = 81) | 3.0(n = 150) | 4.0(n = 490) | 5.0(n = 189) | |||
| Perceived salience of information | 5.92 ± 1.42 | 5.81 ± 1.40 | 5.97 ± 1.23 | 6.21 ± 1.06 | 6.29 ± 0.85 | 4.614 | 0.001** |
| Interpersonal communication | 4.57 ± 1.48 | 4.48 ± 1.56 | 4.93 ± 1.41 | 4.93 ± 1.24 | 4.87 ± 1.33 | 2.989 | 0.018* |
| Public communication | 4.31 ± 1.52 | 4.56 ± 1.08 | 4.47 ± 1.34 | 4.22 ± 1.28 | 3.72 ± 1.21 | 10.187 | 0.000** |
| Broadcast media | 4.89 ± 1.54 | 5.09 ± 1.16 | 4.84 ± 1.46 | 4.39 ± 1.44 | 3.85 ± 1.38 | 17.242 | 0.000** |
| Print media | 3.70 ± 1.93 | 4.04 ± 1.68 | 3.79 ± 1.91 | 2.97 ± 1.74 | 2.36 ± 1.60 | 22.79 | 0.000** |
| Internet media | 5.45 ± 1.57 | 5.96 ± 1.29 | 6.16 ± 1.11 | 6.40 ± 0.85 | 6.51 ± 0.76 | 19.693 | 0.000** |
* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01