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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of survey respondents

From: Knowledge, protective behaviours, and perception of Lyme disease in an area of emerging risk: results from a cross-sectional survey of adults in Ottawa, Ontario

 

Ottawa, Ontario

(2021 Census (%))3

n

% (95% CI)

Total

1,017,449 (100)

2018

100

Region

Suburban East

205,776 (18.2)

419

20.8 (18.5, 23.0)

Suburban South

249,938 (22.2)

405

20.1 (17.8, 22.3)

Suburban West

161,625 (14.3)

381

18.9 (16.7, 21.2)

Rural

248,044 (22.0)

380

18.8 (16.6, 21.1)

Urban

262,187 (23.3)

433

21.5 (19.2, 23.7)

Gender

Men

496,045 (48.8)

995

49.3 (47.0, 51.6)

Women

521,405 (51.2)

1015

50.3 (48.0, 52.6)

Other

 

8

0.4 (0.0, 2.7)

Age

18 to 24

131,170 (12.9) 3

139

6.9 (4.8, 9.1)

25 to 34

143,020 (14.1)

242

12.0 (9.9, 14.2)

35 to 44

135,410 (13.3)

303

15.0 (12.9, 17.2)

45 to 54

133,505 (13.1)

343

17.0 (14.9, 19.2)

55 to 64

135,260 (13.3)

472

23.4 (21.3, 25.6)

65 to 74

97,730 (9.6)

391

19.4 (17.2, 21.5)

75 or older

74,415 (7.3)

128

6.3 (4.2, 8.5)

Population group1

White

665,960 (65.5)

1592

79.8 (78.1, 81.5)

Indigenous

26,395 (2.6)

55

2.8 (1.1, 4.5)

Other

324,960 (31.9)

349

17.5 (15.8, 19.3)

Total

 

1996

100.0

Family income1,3

< $20,000

17,525 (4.3)

70

3.9 (1.6, 6.3)

$20,000 to $39,999

39,695 (9.7)

148

8.3 (6.0, 10.6)

$40,000 to $59,999

44,940 (11.0)

211

11.9 (9.6, 14.2)

$60,000 to $79,999

49,280 (12.1)

291

16.4 (14.1, 18.7)

$80,000 to $99,999

46,895 (11.5)

298

16.8 (14.5, 19.1)

$100,000 to $119,000

50,875 (12.5)3

244

13.7 (11.4, 16.0)

$120,000 or more

158,040 (38.8)3

515

29.0 (26.7, 31.3)

Total

407,250

1777

100.0

Highest education level1,2,3

High school or less

284,135 (34.1)

296

14.8 (12.5, 17.2)

College

187,210 (22.4)

452

22.6 (20.3, 25.0)

University

225,720 (27.1)

816

40.8 (38.5, 43.2)

Graduate Studies

137,075 (16.4)

436

21.8 (19.5, 24.2)

Total

 

2000

100.0

  1. 1Respondents who answered “prefer not to answer” were excluded from totals and proportions
  2. 2Respondents who answered “other” were excluded from totals and proportions
  3. 3Ottawa population and demographics figures are Statistics Canada estimates for the Ottawa census subdivision (CSD) from the 2021 census [48]. Region population totals are calculated from Forward Sortation Area (FSA) boundaries which do not fall entirely within the Ottawa CSD; some FSAs classified as rural extend outside of this boundary. Demographics and age group definitions used by Statistics Canada do not directly align with those defined in the survey instrument used in this study (e.g., the survey targeted only adults while the youngest census group spans 15 to 24 years old). Census income groups represent the total number of Ottawa households with the identified income level