Table 1 Sociodemographic variables of lay people aged 16 – 82 (n = 1,168) responding to an internet survey about a serious influenza epidemic

Age^a

15 – 29

21 %

23 %

30 – 44

28 %

28 %

45 – 59

29 %

25 %

60 +

22 %

23 %

Proportion female ^a

45 %

51 %

Proportion living alone ^b

16 %

16 %

Years of Education ^a

0 – 10

14 %

21 %

11 – 13

53 %

55 %

14 +

33 %

24 %

Region of Recidence ^a

Central

51 %

50 %

Southern/western

31 %

31 %

Middle/northern

18 %

19 %

Source of income ^c

Work

61 %

64 %

Pension (old age)

15 %

7 %

National Insurance

7 %

10 %

Other

17 %

19 %

Household income ^a (€1.00 = NOK8.00)

€67,150

€57,188^d