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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of 723 adult participants of the Cumberland general health survey according to distance to farm

From: Intensive hog farming operations and self-reported health among nearby rural residents in Ottawa, Canada

 

< 3 km

3 - < 9 km

≥ 9 km

Characteristic

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age-group

      

   18 - < 35

34

14.7

13

5.5

29

11.3

   30 - < 50

85

36.8

104

44.1

112

43.8

   45 - < 65

79

34.2

84

35.6

85

33.2

   60 - < 75

29

10.4

21

8.9

21

8.2

   ≥ 75

9

3.9

14

5.9

9

3.5

Income (CDN$)

      

   ≥ 80,000

69

29.9

117

49.6

114

44.5

   50,000 - < 80,000

42

18.2

43

18.2

47

18.4

   30,000 - < 50,000

34

14.7

15

6.4

25

9.8

   15,000 - < 30,000

19

8.2

13

5.5

14

5.5

   < 15,000

5

2.2

9

3.8

8

3.1

   Prefer not to answer

62

26.8

39

16.5

48

18.8

Highest educational attainment

      

   No postsecondary degree

94

40.7

61

25.9

77

30.1

   Trades certificate or diploma

45

19.5

22

9.3

28

10.9

   Non-university certificate or diploma

47

20.4

54

22.9

75

29.3

   University (below bachelor's degree)

8

3.5

13

5.5

10

3.9

   Bachelor's degree

15

6.5

51

21.6

29

11.3

   University graduate work

9

3.9

31

13.1

22

8.6

   Unknown

13

5.6

4

1.7

15

5.9

Smoking

      

   Daily

36

15.6

30

12.7

44

17.2

   Occasional

5

2.2

7

3.0

17

6.6

   Non-smoker

187

80.9

199

84.3

192

75.0

   Unknown

3

1.3

0

0.0

3

1.2

Regular smoker inside house

      

   Yes

193

83.5

213

90.3

221

86.3

   No

37

16.0

22

9.3

32

12.5

   Unknown

1

0.4

1

0.4

3

1.2

Body mass index

      

   Underweight (< 18.5)

3

1.3

7

3.0

5

2.0

   Healthy weight (18.5 - < 25)

80

34.6

94

39.8

104

40.6

   Overweight (25 - < 30)

77

33.3

78

33.1

96

37.5

   Obese (30+)

48

20.8

49

20.8

42

16.4

   Unknown

23

10.0

8

3.4

9

3.5

Men

100

43.3

130

55.1

138

53.9

Women

131

56.7

106

44.9

118

46.1

Total

231

100.0

236

100.0

256

100.0