Table 2 Proportion of the French population bitten by a tick in the last 12 months and who feel exposed to tick bites according to sociodemographic characteristics and survey year, Health Barometer 2016 and 2019, France
Bitten by a tick in last 12 months | Feeling exposed to tick bites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 (N = 14,875) | 2019 (N = 9611) | p-value | 2016 (N = 14,875) | 2019 (N = 9611) | p-value | |
% | % | % | % | |||
Yes | 4 | 6 | < 0.001 | 23 | 25 | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 4 | 7 | < 0.001 | 22 | 24 | 0.03 |
Female | 4 | 6 | < 0.001 | 23 | 26 | < 0.001 |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–24 | 4 | 7 | < 0.001 | 13 | 16 | NS |
25–34 | 5 | 6 | NS | 20 | 24 | 0.008 |
35–44 | 4 | 6 | 0.02 | 22 | 28 | 0.001 |
45–54 | 3 | 5 | 0.006 | 25 | 25 | NS |
55–64 | 4 | 7 | < 0.001 | 25 | 27 | NS |
65–75 | 5 | 5 | NS | 27 | 27 | NS |
Level of LB regional incidence | ||||||
High incidence | 5 | 8 | < 0.001 | 30 | 33 | NS |
Medium Incidence | 6 | 8 | NS | 31 | 33 | NS |
Low incidence | 3 | 5 | < 0.001 | 20 | 21 | 0.02 |
Level of urbanization of the place of residence | ||||||
Rural | 7 | 9 | 0.003 | 40 | 43 | 0.04 |
< 20,000 inhabitants | 5 | 7 | 0.02 | 27 | 29 | 0.29 |
20,000–99,999 inhabitants | 3 | 5 | 0.02 | 20 | 23 | NS |
100,000–199,999 inhabitants | 3 | 5 | NS | 19 | 24 | NS |
> = 200,000 inhabitants | 2 | 4 | 0.001 | 13 | 16 | 0.003 |
Paris urban area | 2 | 4 | 0.04 | 12 | 11 | NS |
Socio-professional category | ||||||
Farmers | 13 | 14 | NS | 64 | 63 | NS |
Craftsman/shopkeeper/business owner | 3 | 6 | 0.04 | 25 | 28 | NS |
Executive/intellectual profession | 4 | 7 | < 0.001 | 23 | 21 | NS |
Intermediate profession | 5 | 6 | 0.006 | 25 | 26 | NS |
Employees | 3 | 5 | 0.002 | 20 | 23 | 0.01 |
Blue-collar workers | 4 | 6 | 0.03 | 21 | 26 | 0.003 |
No professional activity | 3 | 10 | 0.04 | 13 | 11 | NS |