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Table 3 Comparison of possible confounding nominal variables between control and intervention systems,

From: Impact on diarrhoeal illness of a community educational intervention to improve drinking water quality in rural communities in Puerto Rico

  

Intervention

Control

P

Gender

M

647

592

0.118

 

F

639

662

 

Education of main bread winner

Elementary or less

96

95

0.192

 

Secondary

254

195

 
 

High education

134

130

 

Problems with sewage

N

441

397

0.056

 

Y

41

22

 

Problems with neighbours sewage

N

446

385

0.755

 

Y

34

27

 

Dogs

N

185

194

0.014

 

Y

300

226

 

Cats

N

341

312

0.204

 

Y

144

109

 

Rabbits

N

41

18

0.01

 

Y

443

404

 

Cattle

N

30

24

0.739

 

Y

454

399

 

Sheep

N

6

6

0.811

 

Y

479

417

 

Goats

N

10

8

0.854

 

Y

475

415

 

Pigs

N

24

24

0.626

 

Y

461

399

 

Birds

N

187

134

0.029

 

Y

297

289

 

Horses

N

54

48

0.909

 

Y

431

374