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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all survey participants

From: A survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices on Zika virus in New York City

Total participants (N = 224)

m (%)

Age (n = 208)

mean (+/− sd)

33 (+/− 11.6)

Gender (n = 221)

 Male

51 (23.1%)

 Female

170 (76.9%)

Pregnant (n = 224)

51 (24.3%)

Trimester of Pregnancy (n = 48)

 First Trimester

14 (29.2%)

 Second Trimester

18 (37.5%)

 Third Trimester

16 (33.3%)

Primary Language (n = 224)

 English

95 (42.4%)

 Spanish

96 (42.8%)

 Other

33 (14.7%)

Where participants live (n = 216)

 Northern Manhattan (north of 125th street)

50 (23.2%)

 Upper Manhattan (between 59th street and 125th street)

13 (6.0%)

 Midtown Manhattan (between 23rd street and 59th street)

4 (1.9%)

 Downtown Manhattan (south of 23rd street)

5 (2.3%)

 Bronx

114 (52.8%)

 Brooklyn

10 (4.6%)

 Queens

3 (1.4%)

 Staten Island

0 (0.0%)

 Lives outside NYC

17 (7.9%)

Birthplace (n = 215)

 North America

81 (37.7%)

 Central America

6 (2.8%)

 South America

7 (3.3%)

 Caribbean

79 (36.7%)

 Europe

10 (4.7%)

 Asia

7 (3.3%)

 Africa

24 (11.2%)

 Australia

1 (0.5%)

Traveled to the Caribbean, South America or Central America within the last 12 months (n = 224)

69 (30.8%)

aTravel Location (n = 68)

 Caribbean

62 (91.2%)

 Dominican Republic

47 (69.1%)

 Mexico

8 (11.8%)

 South America

7 (10.3%)

 Central America

5 (7.4%)

 Other

2 (2.9%)

When last traveled (n = 70)

 Within the last week

3 (1.4%)

 1–4 weeks ago

4 (1.8%)

 1–3 months ago

20 (9.1%)

 3–6 months ago

13 (5.9%)

 6–12 months ago

30 (13.6%)

  1. n = number of participants who responded to survey question; m = number who provided the response indicated; n = number of participants who responded to survey question; a=Multiple responses were possible for this question; “Other” travel locations were Guinea and Spain