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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between survey respondents (n = 618; collected March-April 2007) and residents of Newfoundland & Labrador (Statistics Canada, 2006)

From: Investigating public perceptions and knowledge translation priorities to improve water safety for residents with private water supplies: a cross-sectional study in Newfoundland and Labrador

Variable

 

Study population # (%)

Census population # (%)

Chi-square statistic

Gender (p < 0.0001)

Male

243 (39.3)

245 735 (48.6)

 
 

Female

375 (60.7)

259 735 (51.4)

21.4

Age (years) (p < 0.0001)

20 to 29*

14 (2.3)

58 615 (14.9)

 
 

30 to 39

87 (14.1)

67 475 (17.2)

 
 

40 to 49

145 (23.5)

84 440 (21.5)

 
 

50 to 59

174 (28.1)

82 175 (20.9)

 
 

60 to 69

136 (22.0)

52 320 (13.3)

 
 

>70

59 (9.5)

48 110 (12.2)

 
 

Unknown

3 (0.5)

 

125.6

Education level (p < 0.0001)

Grade school

173 (28.0)

141 575 (34.4)

 
 

High school graduate

193 (31.2)

93 300 (22.6)

 
 

College/technical school graduate

155 (25.1)

125 480 (30.5)

 
 

University graduate

67 (10.8)

47 690 (11.6)

 
 

Post-graduate degree

17 (2.8)

3 615 (0.9)

 
 

Other

7 (1.1)

  
 

Unknown

6 (1.0)

 

59.0

Household income ($ CAD) (p < 0.0001)

< $10,000

26 (4.2)

9 690 (4.9)

 
 

$10,000 to $14,999

35 (5.7)

12 465 (6.3)

 
 

$15,000 to $19,999

44 (7.1)

15 015 (7.6)

 
 

$20,000 to $29,999

81 (13.1)

26 985 (13.7)

 
 

$30,000 to $39,999

95 (15.4)

25 050 (12.7)

 
 

$40,000 to $49,999

58 (9.4)

21 190 (10.8)

 
 

$50,000 to $59,999

45 (7.3)

18 970 (9.6)

 
 

$60,000 to $69,999

23 (3.7)

15 005 (7.6)

 
 

> $70,000

82 (13.3)

52 810 (26.8)

 
 

Unknown

129 (20.9)

 

46.6

Number of people in household (p < 0.0001)

1

82 (13.3)

39 830 (20.2)

 
 

2

271 (44.1)

73 295 (37.2)

 
 

3

124 (20.2)

39 835 (20.2)

 
 

4

112 (18.2)

31 985 (16.2)

 
 

5

17 (2.8)

9 370 (4.8)

 
 

6+

9 (1.4)

2 875 (1.5)

28.8

Mean number of people in household

 

2.6

2.5

 
  1. *Age range of comparison groups differ; census: 20 – 29 years versus sample: 18 – 29 years.