Table 3 Proportion of the French population who recognized erythema migrans as the first symptom of Lyme borreliosis and who felt well informed, according to sociodemographic characteristics and survey year for Health Barometer 2016 and 2019, France

Yes

66

68

< 0.001

29

41

< 0.001

 Male

64

65

NS

26

38

< 0.001

 Female

67

71

< 0.001

32

44

< 0.001

 18–24

65

67

NS

16

26

< 0.001

 25–34

66

67

NS

22

31

< 0.001

 35–44

66

68

NS

25

35

< 0.001

 45–54

66

69

NS

32

44

< 0.001

 55–64

65

69

0.03

35

51

< 0.001

 65–75

66

70

0.03

42

55

< 0.001

 High incidence

72

75

NS

41

50

< 0.001

 Medium incidence

66

68

NS

34

44

< 0.001

 Low incidence

64

66

0.03

26

38

< 0.001

 Rural

68

71

NS

39

51

< 0.001

  < 20,000 inhabitants

68

72

0.04

32

48

< 0.001

 20,000–99,999 inhabitants

68

70

NS

27

42

< 0.001

 100,000–199,999 inhabitants

62

68

NS

27

45

< 0.001

  > = 200,000 inhabitants

63

65

NS

25

35

< 0.001

 Paris urban area

61

64

NS

21

30

< 0.001

 Farmers

70

74

NS

45

54

NS

 Craftsman/shopkeeper/business owner

61

68

0.03

30

41

< 0.001

 Executive/intellectual profession

66

71

0.005

34

50

< 0.001

 Intermediate profession

68

70

NS

34

45

< 0.001

 Employees

65

69

NS

29

40

< 0.001

 Blue-collar workers

64

63

NS

22

33

< 0.001

 No professional activity

58

70

NS

16

33

0.0142