Perceptions of and willingness to engage in public health precautions to prevent 2009 H1N1 influenza transmission

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Participants

Characteristic	%
Gender
Female	52
Male	48
Race/Ethnicity
White	64
Black/African American	14
Hispanic/Latino	9
Asian	6
Native American or Alaskan Native	1
Age
18-34	29
35-49	27
50-64	25
65+	17
Number of Children
None	61
1 or more	37
Education
< High school diploma	16
High School graduate	28
Some college, no degree	23
Bachelor's degree (BA, AB, BS)	18
> Bachelor's degree	13

Note: numbers presented are weighted using the calculated sampling weights (see Methods)

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