Table 1 Demographic characteristics and risk perception of the pooled sample
From: Risk perception during the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
Western Area N (%) | Northern Province N (%) | Eastern Province N (%) | Southern Province N (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
15–20 | 388 (22) | 507 (22) | 382 (24) | 319 (24) | 1596 (23) |
21–35 | 652 (37) | 745 (32) | 546 (34) | 461 (34) | 2404 (34) |
36–49 | 443 (25) | 534 (23) | 370 (23) | 301 (23) | 1648 (24) |
50+ | 274 (16) | 513 (22) | 307 (19) | 257 (19) | 1351 (19) |
Sex | |||||
Female | 941 (53) | 1112 (48) | 838 (52) | 702 (52) | 3593 (51) |
Male | 821 (47) | 1200 (52) | 768 (48) | 645 (48) | 3434 (49) |
Education | |||||
No education | 325 (19) | 877 (38) | 573 (36) | 332 (25) | 2107 (30) |
Primary education | 235 (13) | 355 (15) | 370 (23) | 265 (20) | 1225 (18) |
Secondary or higher | 1194 (68) | 1065 (46) | 644 (41) | 742 (55) | 3665 (52) |
Religion | |||||
Islam | 919 (52) | 1878 (81) | 1003 (62) | 778 (58) | 4578 (65) |
Christianity | 837 (48) | 430 (19) | 603 (38) | 567 (42) | 2437 (35) |
Perceived some risk | |||||
Survey 1 (Aug 2014) | 235 (55%) | 302 (69%) | 135 (50%) | 166 (60%) | 838 (59%) |
Survey 2 (Oct 2014) | 196 (38%) | 427 (68%) | 124 (30%) | 156 (31%) | 903 (43%) |
Survey 3 (Dec 2014) | 295 (36%) | 635 (51%) | 408 (44%) | 189 (34%) | 1527 (43%) |