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Table 3 Comparisons of the residents’ demographic in relation to awareness rate

From: Knowledge, attitudes, practices and information demand in relation to haze in China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

n (%)

Awareness rate n (%)

χ 2

p-value

Population group

College students

267 (30.1)

173 (64.8)

25.347

<0.001

 

Occupational population

320 (36.0)

190 (59.4)

  
 

Traffic police

161 (18.1)

94 (58.4)

  
 

Elderly population

140 (15.8)

55 (39.3)

  

Age, (years)

<20

78 (8.8)

47 (60.3)

4.131

0.248

 

20–40

371 (41.8)

221 (59.6)

  
 

40–60

299 (33.7)

173 (57.9)

  
 

≥60

140 (15.8)

70 (50.0)

  

Sex

Male

252 (28.4)

134 (53.2)

2.751

0.097

 

Female

636 (71.6)

377 (59.3)

  

Level of education

≤High school

117 (13.2)

48 (41.0)

15.052

<0.001

 

≥College

771 (86.8)

463 (60.1)

  

Exercise

No

83 (9.3)

59 (71.1)

6.87

0.010

 

Yes

805 (90.7)

452 (56.1)

  

Exercise frequency

<3 times a week

582 (72.3)

341 (58.6)

0.289

0.591

 

≥3 times a week

223 (27.7)

126 (56.5)

  

Exercise location

Indoors

182 (22.6)

106 (58.2)

0.005

0.943

 

Outdoors

623 (77.4)

361 (57.9)

  

Illness

No

582 (65.5)

345 (59.3)

2.077

0.154

 

Yes

306 (34.5)

166 (54.2)

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