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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed participants from 15 cities, Guangdong, China, 2015

From: Attitudes of consumers and live-poultry workers to central slaughtering in controlling H7N9: a cross-sectional study

 

Sum-up

N (%)

Pearl River Delta

N (%)

Non-Pearl River Delta

N (%)

Consumers (n = 1449)

 Sample

1449 (100.0)

1123 (77.5)

326 (22.5)

 Gender**

  Male

579 (40.0)

424 (37.8)

155 (47.5)

  Female

870 (60.0)

699 (62.2)

171 (52.5)

Age**

 15 ~ 20

694 (47.9)

518 (46.1)

176 (54.0)

 21 ~ 30

316 (21.8)

246 (21.9)

70 (21.5)

 31 ~ 40

250 (17.3)

205 (18.3)

45 (13.8)

 41 ~ 50

126 (8.7)

95 (8.5)

31 (9.5)

  ≥ 51

63 (4.3)

59 (5.3)

4 (1.2)

 Mean (SD)

25 (13.0)

26 (13.0)

23 (11.0)

Education

 Primary or below

23 (1.6)

22 (2.0)

1 (0.3)

 Secondary

83 (5.7)

63 (5.6)

20 (6.1)

 High School

232 (16.0)

179 (15.9)

53 (16.3)

 Tertiary or above

1111 (76.7)

859 (76.5)

252 (77.3)

Income (Yuan per capita/month)**

  < 2000

37 (2.6)

28 (2.5)

9 (2.8)

 2000 ~ 2999

76 (5.2)

56 (5.0)

20 (6.1)

 3000 ~ 3999

216 (14.9)

155 (13.8)

61 (18.7)

 4000 ~ 4999

258 (17.8)

176 (15.7)

82 (25.2)

 5000 ~ 5999

190 (13.1)

136 (12.1)

54 (16.6)

  ≥ 6000

164 (11.3)

121 (10.8)

43 (13.2)

Local Cantonese**

 Yes

1159 (80.0)

849 (75.6)

310 (95.1)

 No

290 (20.0)

274 (24.4)

16 (4.9)

Live-poultry workers (n = 295)

 Sample

295 (100.0)

261 (88.5)

34 (11.5)

 Gender**

  Male

180 (61.0)

167 (64.0)

13 (38.2)

  Female

115 (39.0)

94 (36.0)

21 (61.8)

Agea

  17–30

44 (15.1)

41 (15.9)

3 (8.8)

  31–40

88 (30.1)

71 (27.5)

17 (50.0)

  41–50

119 (40.8)

106 (41.1)

13 (38.2)

   ≥ 51

41 (14.0)

40 (15.5)

1 (2.9)

  Mean (SD)

41 (9.0)

42 (9.0)

39 (6.0)

Employment status

  Employee

136 (46.1)

126 (48.3)

10 (29.4)

  Employer

159 (53.9)

135 (51.7)

24 (70.6)

Classification of occupation**

  Live-poultry traders

181 (61.4)

169 (64.8)

12 (35.3)

  Poultry farm workers

114 (38.6)

92 (35.2)

22 (64.7)

  1. aStatistical significance was found in group comparison between items in the Pearl River Delta and those outside the Pearl River Delta using the method of the chi-squared test. Age distribution of live-poultry workers from the Pearl River Delta was statistically different from that of those outside the Pearl River Delta (P = 0.02)
  2. **P value was equal to or lower than 0.01. The chi-squared test was used in the statistical analysis. Gender distribution was statistically different for consumers living in the Pearl River Delta region and those outside the region (P = 0.002). Age distribution was statistically different for consumers living in the Pearl River Delta region and those living outside the region (P = 0.003). Income status and the status of being a Cantonese were statistically different between regions (both P values were lower than 0.001). Gender distribution was statistically different for live-poultry workers in the Pearl River Delta region and outside the region (P = 0.007). Live-poultry traders and poultry farm workers were statistically different between regions (P = 0.002)