Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Letter
Public Understanding of Pandemic Influenza, United Kingdom
Table A1
Demographic characteristics of study participants
Characteristic | No. male (%) | No. female (%) | Total (%)* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 93 (43) | 123 (57) | 216 (100) | |
Age, y | ||||
18–31 | 32 (34) | 41 (33) | 73 (34) | |
32–44 | 25 (27) | 32 (26) | 57 (26) | |
45–60 | 16 (17) | 26 (21) | 42 (19) | |
>60 | 20 (22) | 24 (20) | 44 (20) | |
Age when left school, y | ||||
<16 | 30 (32) | 33 (27) | 33 (29) | |
17–18 | 21 (23) | 40 (33) | 61 (28) | |
>19 | 35 (38) | 47 (38) | 82 (38) | |
Still in school | 7 (8) | 3 (2) | 10 (5) | |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 58 (62) | 79 (64) | 137 (63) | |
Unemployed | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (0.4) | |
Student | 10 (11) | 13 (11) | 23 (11) | |
Homemaker | 1 (1) | 9 (7) | 10 (5) | |
Retired | 24 (26) | 21 (17) | 45 (21) |
*Some totals may not equal 100% because of effects of rounding.