Table 1 Characteristics of participants and association with knowledge of climate change and perception of impact of climate changes on the community

 Female

n = 289 (71.9)

212 (73.4)

77 (26.6)

0.5 (0.3 – 0.9)

0.03

0.8 (0.4 – 1.6)

0.46

263 (91.0)

26 (9.0)

1.1 (0.5 – 2.2)

0.82

 Male

n = 114 (28.1)

95 (84.1)

18 (15.9)

Ref.

Ref.

102 (90.3)

11 (9.7)

Ref.

Ref.

 18-30 years

n = 208 (51.7)

154 (74.0)

54 (26.0)

Ref.

Ref.

184 (88.5)

24 (11.5)

Ref.

Ref.

 31-40 years

n = 112 (27.9)

87 (77.7)

25 (22.3)

1.2 (0.7 2.1)

0.47

104 (92.9)

8 (7.1)

1.7 (0.7 – 3.9)

0.22

 41-50 years

n = 52 (12.9)

42 (80.8)

10 (19.2)

1.5 (0.7 – 3.1)

0.32

48 (92.3)

4 (7.7)

1.6 (0.5 – 4.7)

0.43

  > 51 years

n = 30 (7.4)

24 (80.0.)

6 (20.0)

1.4 (0.5– 3.6)

0.48

29 (96.7)

1 (3.3)

3.8 (0.5 – 29.0)

0.20

 No formal education

n = 10 (2.5)

7 (70.0)

3 (30.0)

Ref.

Ref.

9 (90.0)

1 (10.0)

Ref.

Ref.

 Primary education

n = 144 (35.8)

99 (68.8)

45 (31.2)

0.9 (0.2 – 3.8)

0.93

130 (90.3)

14 (9.7)

1.0 (0.1 – 8.8)

0.98

 Secondary education

n = 203 (50.5)

162 (79.8)

41 (20.2)

1.7 (0.4 – 6.8)

0.46

187 (92.1)

16 (7.9)

1.3 (0.2 – 10.9)

0.81

 Undergraduate/bachelor’s degree or higher

n = 31 (7.7)

28 (90.3)

3 (9.7)

4 (0.7 – 24.2)

0.13

28 (90.3)

3 (9.7)

1.0 (0.1 – 11.3)

0.98

 Other

n = 14 (3.5)

11 (78.6)

3 (21.4)

1.6 (0.2 – 10.1)

0.63

11 (78.6)

3 (21.4)

0.4 (0.03 – 4.6)

0.47

 Student

n = 14 (3.5)

12 (85.7)

2 (14.3)

1.4 (0.3 – 7.4)

0.67

1.9 (0.3 – 11.3)

0.47

12 (85.7)

2 (14.3)

0.1 (0.01 – 1.3)

0.08

0.2 (0.01 – 2.2)

0.18

 Manager/supervisor/businessman/woman

n = 123 (30.6)

93 (75.6)

30 (2.4)

0.7 (0.3 – 1.6)

0.45

1.0 (0.4 – 2.3)

0.93

111 (90.2)

12 (9.8)

0.2 (0.02 – 1.3)

0.09

0.2 (0.02 – 1.7)

0.16

 Housewife or domestic worker

n = 87 (21.6)

57 (65.5)

30 (34.5)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.05*

0.7 (0.3 – 1.7)

0.40

77 (8.5)

10 (11.5)

0.1 (0.01 – 1.1)

0.06

0.2 (0.03 – 1.9)

0.14

 Casual worker

n = 76 (18.9)

65 (85.5)

11 (1.5)

1.4 (0.6 – 3.5)

0.46

1.0 (0.4 – 2.3)

0.93

71 (93.4)

5 (6.6)

0.3 (0.03 – 2.2)

0.22

0.4 (0.04 – 3.5)

0.39

 Unemployed

n = 57 (14.2)

46 (80.7)

11 (19.3)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

56 (98.2)

1 (1.8)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Other (e.g., Industrial worker, Technician, Craft and related trade worker, Service and sales worker, Support staff, Agricultural worker)

n = 45 (11.2)

34 (75.6)

11 (24.4)

0.7 (0.3 – 1.9)

0.53

0.6 (0.2 – 1.9)

0.40

0.1 (0.01 – 0.8)

0.03*

0.1 (0.01 – 1.1)

0.06

 0-5 years

n = 135 (33.6)

91 (67.4)

44 (32.6)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

118 (87.4)

17 (12.6)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 6-10 years

n = 81 (20.2)

61 (75.3)

20 (24.7)

1.5 (0.8 – 2.7)

0.22

1.7 (0.8 – 3.4)

0.17

71 (87.7)

10 (12.3)

1.0 (0.4 – 2.4)

0.96

0.9 (0.4 – 2.3)

0.85

  > 10 years

n = 186 (46.3)

155 (83.3)

31 (16.7)

2.4 (1.4 – 4.1)

0.001*

3.1 (1.7 – 5.8)

< 0.001*

176 (94.6)

10 (5.4)

2.5 (1.1 – 5.7)

0.03*

2.6 (1.1 – 6.1)

0.03*

 One (respondent lives alone)

n = 50 (12.4)

43 (86.0)

7 (14.0)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

45 (90.0)

5 (10.0

Ref.

Ref.

 Less than 5

n = 231 (57.5)

176 (76.2)

55 (23.8)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.2)

0.14

0.6 (0.2 – 1.5)

0.24

205 (88.7)

26 (11.3)

0.9 (0.3 – 2.4)

0.80

 5-10 persons

n = 119 (29.6)

86 (72.3)

33 (27.7)

0.4 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.06*

0.4 (0.1 – 1.0)

0.06

113 (95.0)

6 (5.0)

2.1 (0.6 – 7.2)

0.24

  > 10 persons

n = 2 (0.5)

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

–

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

 Rent

n = 306 (89.6)

273 (75.8)

87 (24.2)

Ref.

Ref.

36 (90.0)

4 (10.0)

Ref.

Ref.

 Own

n = 40 (10)

32 (80.0)

8 (20.0)

0.8 (0.3 – 1.8)

0.56

327 (90.9)

33 (9.2)

1.1 (0.4 – 3.3)

0.86

 Sublet/lease

n = 2 (0.5)

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 Flat area

n = 177 (44)

119 (67.2)

58 (32.8)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

156 (88.1)

21 (11.9)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Low-lying area

n = 110 (27.4)

105 (95.4)

5 (4.6)

0.8 (0.4 – 1.4)

0.39

0.8 (0.4 – 1.5)

0.43

46 (78.0)

13 (22.0)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.06

0.5 (0.2 – 1.1)

0.09

 Riverside

n = 59 (14.7)

36 (61.0)

23 (39.0)

10.2 (4.0 – 26.5)

< 0.001*

10.7 (4.0 – 28.4)

< 0.001*

108 (98.2)

2 (1.8)

7.3 (1.7 – 31.6)

0.008*

7.7 (1.7 – 34.0)

0.007*

 Steep incline/hill

n = 56 (13.9)

47 (83.9)

9 (16.1)

2.5 (1.2 – 5.5)

0.02*

2.1 (0.9 – 4.7)

0.08

55 (98.2)

1 (1.8)

7.4 (1.0 – 56.3)

0.05*

5.7 (0.7 – 44.0)

0.09

 Zinc/metal roofing

n = 375 (93.3)

283 (75.5)

92 (24.5)

Ref.

Ref.

340 (90.7)

35 (9.3)

Ref.

Ref.

 Concrete roofing

n = 11 (2.7)

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

3.3 (0.4 – 25.7)

0.26

10 (90.9)

1 (10.1)

1.0 (0.1 – 8.3)

0.98

 Makeshift

n = 9 (2.2)

9 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

9 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 Other material

n = 7 (1.7)

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

0.8 (0.2 – 4.3)

0.81

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)

0.6 (0.1 – 5.3)

0.66

 Sheet metal

91,8 (n = 369)

277 (75.1)

92 (24.9)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

333 (90.2)

36 (9.8)

Ref.

Ref.

 Concrete

n = 28 (7)

25 (89.3)

3 (10.7)

0.4 (0.1 – 1.2)

0.10

0.4 (0.1 – 1.5)

0.17

27 (96.4)

1 (3.6)

0.3 (0.04 – 2.6)

0.30

 Other material (Brick, Plywood, Other)

n = 5 (1.2)

5 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

–

5 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 No not insured

n = 290 (72.1)

219 (75.5)

71 (24.5)

Ref.

Ref.

262 (90.3)

28 (9.7)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes insured

n = 7 (1.7)

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

1.2 (0.2 – 6.5)

0.80

7 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 Don’t know/Not sure

n = 105 (26.1)

83 (79.0)

22 (21.0)

1.5 (0.3 – 8.3)

0.64

96 (91.4)

9 (8.6)

0.9 (0.4 – 1.9)

0.74