Q fever in the Netherlands: public perceptions and behavioral responses in three different epidemiological regions: a follow-up study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents in each region (survey 1, August 2009)

Characteristics	Region 1: high incidence region^a	Region 2: medium incidence region^b	Region 3: low incidence region^c	Total	p-Value
	(n = 459)	(n = 491)	(n = 397)	(n = 1347)
Sex
Male	52%	53%	35%	47%
Female	48%	47%	65%	53%	<0.001
Age
18-30 years	14%	13%	26%	17%
30-50 years	38%	43%	44%	42%
Above 50 years	48%	44%	30%	41%	<0.001
Ethnicity^d
Native Dutch	91%	91%	93%	92%
Immigrant	9%	9%	7%	9%	ns
Education^e
Low	31%	34%	16%	28%
Intermediate	40%	35%	45%	40%
High	30%	31%	39%	33%	<0.001
Employment status
Employed	61%	62%	69%	64%
Unemployed/Retired	39%	38%	31%	36%	0.04
Marital status
Single	17%	19%	25%	20%
Married/Cohabitating	80%	72%	69%	74%
Divorced/Widowed	4%	9%	5%	6%	<0.001
Children < 18 years in household
Yes	34%	37%	40%	37%
No	66%	63%	60%	63%	ns

^aRegion 1 = Noord-Brabant – high incidence region; ^bRegion 2 = Utrecht & Limburg – intermediate incidence region; ^cRegion 3 = Groningen & Friesland – low incidence region;
^dimmigrant = born abroad or at least one parent born abroad; ^e low educational level (i.e. primary education, lower general/vocational education or less);
intermediate educational level (i.e. secondary general or vocational education); high educational level (i.e. higher professional education or university);
ns = not significant. Chi² test was used to test demographic differences between regions.

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