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Table 2 Sample characteristics versus U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 2009–2013)

From: Public response to the 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia: knowledge, opinions and behaviours

Variable

Total sample n (%)

Census

Living in the affected counties n (%)

Census

Living outside the affected counties n (%)

Census

Gender (n = 464)

Male

220 (47.4)

49 %

58 (44.6)

49 %

161 (48.3)

49 %

Female

244 (52.6)

51 %

71 (55.4)

51 %

173 (51.7)

51 %

Age (n = 463)

18–24

29 (6.3)

6 % [20–24]

9 (7.0)

6 % [20–24]

20 (6.0)

7 % [20–24]

25–34

69 (14.9)

12 %

17 (13.2)

12 %

52 (15.5)

12 %

35–44

63 (13.6)

13 %

22 (17.1)

13 %

41 (12.3)

13 %

45–54

106 (22.8)

15 %

27 (20.9)

15 %

79 (23.7)

15 %

55–64

129 (27.8)

14 %

36 (27.9)

8 %

93 (27.8)

17 %

65–74

57 (12.3)

9 %

17 (13.1)

16 %

40 (12.0)

7 %

75+

10 (2.2)

7 %

1 (0.8)

7 %

9 (2.7)

7 %

Education

(n = 463)

33 (7.2)

17 %

7 (5.2)

16 %

26 (7.9)

17 %

< High school

221 (47.7)

41 %

47 (36.4)

39 %

172 (51.5)

42 %

High school

104 (22.5)

24 %

38 (29.6)

25 %

67 (20.1)

24 %

Some college Bachelor or more

105 (22.6)

18 %

37 (28.8)

20 %

69 (20.5)

17 %

Income (n = 450)

<$10,000

26 (5.6)

10 %

7 (5.4)

10 %

19 (5.9)

10 %

$10,000–$24,999

48 (10.4)

22 %

19 (14.7)

23 %

29 (9.0)

22 %

$25,000–$49.999

124 (26.7)

27 %

29 (22.5)

28 %

95 (29.3)

26 %

$50,000–$74.999

98 (21.1)

18 %

25 (19.4)

12 %

73 (22.5)

20 %

$75,000–$99.999

82 (17.7)

10 %

22 (17.1)

12 %

60 (18.5)

10 %

$100,000–$199,999

63(13.6)[$100,000–$174,999]

11 %

21(16.3)[$100,000–$174,999]

12 %

42(13.0)[$100,000–$174,999]

10 %

>$200,000

9 (1.9)

2 %

3 (2.3)

3 %

6 (1.8)

2 %