Table 1 Age and sex of all survey respondents, respondents who had handled bats, and respondents who had not handled bats compared to the general NSW population
From: Cross sectional survey of human-bat interaction in Australia: public health implications
NSW | All respondents | P-value** | Previously handled bats | Have not handled bats | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |||
Total | 100 | 100 (821) | 15.5 (127) | 84.5 (694) | ||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 49.1 (2772522) | 37.0 (304) | <0.001 | 49.6 (63) | 34.7 (241) | 0.0027 |
Female | 50.9 (2864788) | 63.0 (517) | 50.4 (64) | 65.3 (453) | ||
Age* | ||||||
Median age | 43 years | 58 years | 56 years | 58 years | ||
16–20 years | 6.7 (378100) | 1.7 (14) | <0.001 | 2.4 (3) | 1.6 (11) | 0.0362 |
20–29 years | 17.9 (1010437) | 5.1 (42) | 6.3 (8) | 4.9 (34) | ||
30–49 years | 35.4 (1995657) | 26.2 (214) | 24.4 (31) | 26.5 (183) | ||
50–64 years | 22.5 (1267767) | 31.8 (260) | 37.0 (47) | 30.9 (213) | ||
65+ years | 17.5 (985349) | 35.1 (287) | 29.9 (38) | 36.1 (249) | ||
ARIA# | ||||||
Urban | 68.7 (3872832) | 73.2 (597) | 0.005 | 61.9 (78) | 75.3 (519) | 0.0265 |
Rural | 31.3 (1764478) | 26.8 (218) | 38.1 (48) | 24.7 (170) |