Table 1 Influencing factors and data sources.

From: Global online social response to a natural disaster and its influencing factors: a case study of Typhoon Haiyan

Target layer

First-level factor

Index

Unit

Data source

Politics

Government situation

Government effectiveness (GE)

/

https://data.worldbank.org /

Economic

Level of economic development

Per capita GDP

Current U.S. dollar

https://data.worldbank.org/

Openness to trade

Export value

Current U.S. dollar

https://www.cnki.net/

Social

Willingness to aid

Corruption perceptions index (CPI)

/

https://tikenya.org/

Cultural

Religion

Proportion of major religions

%

https://zh.wikipedia.org/

Proportion of nonreligion

%

https://zh.wikipedia.org/

Education

Enrollment rate in higher education

%

https://data.worldbank.org/

Natural

Natural disaster risk level

Mortality rate

Per 104 people

https://www.emdat.be

GDP loss rate

Per 104 people

https://www.emdat.be

Affected population rate

Per 104 people

https://www.emdat.be

Distance

Geographic distance

km

Calculation in ArcGIS

Demographic

Number of users

Population

People

https://data.worldbank.org/