Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the residents participated in echinococcosis knowledge, attitudes and practices survey in Xizang Autonomous Region, China (N = 840)
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding echinococcosis in Xizang Autonomous Region, China
Variables | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ≤20 | 38 | 4.5 |
21~30 | 184 | 21.9 | |
31~40 | 256 | 30.5 | |
41~50 | 145 | 17.3 | |
51~60 | 123 | 14.6 | |
61~70 | 76 | 9.0 | |
>70 | 18 | 2.1 | |
Gender | Male | 478 | 56.9 |
Female | 362 | 43.1 | |
Education level | Illiterate | 378 | 45.0 |
Primary | 351 | 41.8 | |
Secondary | 59 | 7.0 | |
University | 52 | 6.2 | |
Principle occupation | Farmers | 415 | 49.4 |
Herdsmen | 274 | 32.6 | |
Other | 50 | 6.0 | |
Cadres or professional technicians | 43 | 5.1 | |
Workers | 30 | 3.6 | |
Students | 28 | 3.3 |