Differences in Data Trustworthiness and Risk Perception between Bar Graphs and Pictograms
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- Munehito Machida
- Center for Integrated Science and Humanities, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Michio Murakami
- Department of Health Risk Communication, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Aya Goto
- Center for Integrated Science and Humanities, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
説明
<jats:p>We investigated whether differences in presentation style affect risk perception, understanding, preference, and trust toward data. One hundred and sixty Fukushima Medical University students were shown the lifetime probability of breast cancer incidence for a 50-year-old woman, presented in both a pictogram and a horizontal bar graph format. Participants rated each of the following on a five-point scale by looking at each figure: risk perception, perceived truth of data, and comparative risk perception. The perceived truth of data was high for pictograms, especially among men and among those defined as having lower health literacy. Women correctly perceived the risk of breast cancer as higher than that of dying in a car accident when the data were presented on a pictogram. There was no difference in risk perception, perceived truth of data, or comparative risk perception arising from being shown the bar graphs and the pictograms in a particular order. There was a 50/50 split on which type of graph was perceived as easier to understand, but the preference was for the pictogram format. It is important to devise a visual method of health communication that considers the purpose of the information and characteristics of the target audience.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (8), 4690-, 2022-04-13
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