Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia

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Table 2 Gender differences in risk perceptions and knowledge related to ticks and tick-borne diseases

	[1]	[2]	[3]	[4]	[5]	[6]	[7]	P-values^b
VARIABLES	Female	Male	All	sd^a	min	max	N	H₀:μ₁ = μ₂
Likelihood of being bitten by tick in next 12 months	33.21	30.95	32.13	31.85	0	100	2660	0.068
Likelihood of contracting LB if bitten by tick	21.07	15.42	18.44	19.51	0	100	2529	0.000
Likelihood of contracting TBE if bitten by tick	14.58	11.10	13.00	17.48	0	100	1822	0.000
Perceived seriousness of one tick bite	5.737	5.085	5.429	2.515	0	10	2632	0.000
Perceived seriousness of contracting LB	8.026	7.675	7.863	2.061	0	10	2538	0.000
Perceived seriousness of contracting TBE	9.229	8.792	9.032	1.574	0	10	1801	0.000
Ever heard of Borreliosis	0.979	0.947	0.964	0.186	0	1	2668	0.000
Ever heard of TBE	0.726	0.663	0.696	0.460	0	1	2668	0.000
Number of correctly identified tick pictures	3.728	3.730	3.729	1.114	0	5	2668	0.965
Number of correct answers to knowledge questions	3.457	3.028	3.253	1.642	0	6	2668	0.000

Notes: ^asd = The standard deviation for all respondents (column 3).
^b From Chi-squared test for dummy variables and an unpaired t-test for continuous variables. P-values < 0.10 are highlighted.

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