Table 1 The distribution of public awareness of environmental problems.

From: Air pollution, health status and public awareness of environmental problems in China

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Cumulative percentage

Whole sample

   

0 = not exist

2429

4.61%

4.61%

1

757

1.44%

6.05%

2

1322

2.51%

8.56%

3

2564

4.87%

13.43%

4

1779

3.38%

16.81%

5

11,353

21.57%

38.38%

6

4296

8.16%

46.54%

7

5184

9.85%

56.39%

8

8992

17.08%

73.47%

9

2216

4.21%

77.68%

10 = very serious

11,747

22.32%

100.00%

Central and Western areas

   

0 = not exist

1436

4.83%

4.83%

1

484

1.63%

6.46%

2

816

2.75%

9.21%

3

1484

5.00%

14.21%

4

1105

3.72%

17.93%

5

6366

21.43%

39.36%

6

2449

8.24%

47.60%

7

2844

9.57%

57.18%

8

5014

16.88%

74.06%

9

1254

4.22%

78.28%

10 = very serious

6451

21.72%

100.00%

Eastern area

   

0 = not exist

921

4.38%

4.38%

1

248

1.18%

5.56%

2

461

2.19%

7.75%

3

978

4.65%

12.40%

4

600

2.85%

15.26%

5

4626

22.00%

37.26%

6

1688

8.03%

45.28%

7

2087

9.92%

55.21%

8

3661

17.41%

72.62%

9

832

3.96%

76.57%

10 = very serious

4926

23.43%

100.00%