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 |
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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 % |