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Table 1 Respondent characteristics by urban/rural designation

From: Determinants of emergency response willingness in the local public health workforce by jurisdictional and scenario patterns: a cross-sectional survey

 

Designationa

 

Respondent Characteristicsb

Rural

Urban

Overall

Females(%)

87.5

81.2

82.6

Age: 40 years +(%)

70.2

69.8

69.9

Bachelors Degree +(%)

57.8

67.2

65.3

Work in organization 5 years +(%)

62.1

56.7

57.9

Work in profession 10 years +(%)

52.9

48.7

49.6

First responder role(%)

35.9

35.8

35.8

Dependent family member(%)

67.4

65.7

66.1

Number of respondents

630

2363

2993

  1. a Rural clusters include: MO, MN, ID, VA; urban clusters include: FL, WI, OR/WA, IN
  2. b Characteristics are binary, e.g. Female and Male, Work in organization < 5 years and 5 years+