The Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Public Attention to 5G: Empirical Analysis Based on Baidu Index from 2011 to 2021

Table 3

Geographic concentration index and Gini coefficient of public interest in 5G from 2011 to 2021.

Year	Geographic concentration index	Inter-provincial differences	Regional differences
			East	Central	West
2011	0.2060	0.5615	0.4127	0.2243	0.4868
2012	0.2046	0.5453	0.3953	0.2213	0.4940
2013	0.2009	0.5014	0.3648	0.2116	0.4885
2014	0.1996	0.4848	0.3514	0.1976	0.4846
2015	0.2014	0.5077	0.3766	0.2111	0.5199
2016	0.2036	0.5333	0.4129	0.2015	0.5588
2017	0.2092	0.5975	0.4787	0.2313	0.5079
2018	0.2293	0.6023	0.4791	0.2642	0.4904
2019	0.2089	0.5941	0.4688	0.2596	0.5113
2020	0.2026	0.5217	0.4215	0.2180	0.4819
2021	0.1985	0.4711	0.3823	0.2241	0.4305