Table 3 Age differences in risk perceptions and knowledge related to ticks and tick-borne diseases
From: Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia
| Â | [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VARIABLES | age1829 | age3044 | age4559 | age60ormore | All | sda | min | max | N |
Likelihood of being bitten by tick in next 12 months | 29.23 | 33.12 | 33.22 | 31.87 | 32.13 | 31.85 | 0 | 100 | 2660 |
Likelihood of contracting LB if bitten by tick | 15.74 | 16.33 | 19.49 | 20.74 | 18.44 | 19.51 | 0 | 100 | 2529 |
Likelihood of contracting TBE if bitten by tick | 11.65 | 11.21 | 13.98 | 14.30 | 13.00 | 17.48 | 0 | 100 | 1822 |
Perceived seriousness of one tick bite | 4.593 | 5.052 | 5.586 | 6.062 | 5.429 | 2.515 | 0 | 10 | 2632 |
Perceived seriousness of contracting LB | 7.647 | 7.698 | 7.876 | 8.100 | 7.863 | 2.061 | 0 | 10 | 2538 |
Perceived seriousness of contracting TBE | 8.831 | 8.904 | 9.186 | 9.098 | 9.032 | 1.574 | 0 | 10 | 1801 |
Ever heard of Borreliosis | 0.900 | 0.972 | 0.973 | 0.983 | 0.964 | 0.186 | 0 | 1 | 2668 |
Ever heard of TBE | 0.603 | 0.696 | 0.699 | 0.742 | 0.696 | 0.460 | 0 | 1 | 2668 |
Number of correctly identified tick pictures | 3.968 | 3.997 | 3.745 | 3.355 | 3.729 | 1.114 | 0 | 5 | 2668 |
Number of correct answers to knowledge questions | 2.534 | 3.210 | 3.441 | 3.510 | 3.253 | 1.642 | 0 | 6 | 2668 |