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Table 4 Analysis of statistically significant differences between age groups

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

VARIABLES

P-valuesb

P-valuesb

P-valuesb

P-valuesb

P-valuesb

P-valuesb

H0:μ1 = μ2

H0:μ1 = μ3

H0:μ1 = μ4

H0:μ2 = μ3

H0:μ2 = μ4

H0:μ3 = μ4

Likelihood of being bitten by tick in next 12 months

0.269

0.249

0.983

1.000

1.000

1.000

Likelihood of contracting LB if bitten by tick

1.000

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

1.000

Likelihood of contracting TBE if bitten by tick

1.000

0.510

0.255

0.081

0.022

1.000

Perceived seriousness of one tick bite

0.017

0.000

0.000

0.001

0.000

0.001

Perceived seriousness of contracting LB

1.000

0.720

0.003

0.798

0.001

0.137

Perceived seriousness of contracting TBE

1.000

0.024

0.119

0.096

0.493

1.000

Ever heard of Borreliosis

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.963

0.151

0.168

Ever heard of TBE

0.001

0.001

0.000

0.902

0.042

0.059

Number of correctly identified tick pictures

1.000

0.005

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Number of correct answers to knowledge questions

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.041

0.002

1.000

  1. Notes: asd = The standard deviation for all respondents (column 5)
  2. b From Chi-squared test for dummy variables and an unpaired t-test for continuous variables. P-values < 0.10 are highlighted.