Volume 16, Number 8—August 2010
Dispatch
Duck Hunters’ Perceptions of Risk for Avian Influenza, Georgia, USA
Table 1
Experience and hunting practices among surveyed duck hunters, Georgia, USA, November 17, 2007–March 27, 2008
Hunting practice | All hunters, no. (%) |
<10 y, no. (%) |
>10 y, no. (%) |
Prevalence OR (95% CI)* | p value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
Hunted outside Georgia in past 5 y, n = 190 | 130 (68) | 60 (32) | 64 (62) | 39 (38) | 66 (76) | 21 (24) | 1.92 (1.02–3.60) | 0.042 | ||
Have direct contact with water, n = 190 | 173 (91) | 17 (9) | 91 (88) | 12 (12) | 82 (94) | 5 (6) | 2.16 (0.73–6.40) | 0.156 | ||
Submerge head, n = 190 |
68 (36) |
122 (64) |
26 (25) |
77 (75) |
42 (48) |
45 (52) |
2.76 (1.50–5.10) |
0.001 |
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Always or occasionally use dog while hunting, n = 192 |
146 (76) |
46 (24) |
73 (70) |
32 (30) |
73 (84) |
13 (16) |
2.29 (1.13–4.63) |
0.020 |
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Process harvested duck (dress out), n = 190 | 165 (87) | 25 (13) | 88 (85) | 15 (15) | 77 (89) | 10 (11) | 1.31 (0.56–3.09) | 0.533 | ||
Pluck and gut duck | 73 (51) | 69 (49) | 34 (45) | 41 (55) | 39 (58) | 28 (42) | 1.68 (0.86–3.27) | 0.125 | ||
Cut off breast muscle only |
138 (88) |
18 (12) |
74 (87) |
11 (13) |
64 (90) |
7 (10) |
1.36 (0.50–3.71) |
0.549 |
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Wear gloves while dressing out, n = 163 | 26 (16) | 137 (84) | 15 (17) | 71 (83) | 11 (14) | 66 (86) | 0.79 (0.34–1.84) | 0.583 | ||
Take ducks to taxidermist, n = 190 |
113 (59) |
77 (41) |
50 (49) |
53 (51) |
63 (72) |
24 (28) |
2.78 (1.51–5.11) |
0.001 |
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Share harvested ducks, n = 188 | 118 (63) | 70 (37) | 63 (62) | 38 (38) | 55 (63) | 32 (37) | 1.04 (0.57–1.88) | 0.905 | ||
Dress ducks before sharing, n = 115 |
62 (54) |
53 (46) |
36 (60) |
24 (40) |
26 (47) |
29 (53) |
0.60 (0.29–1.25) |
0.171 |
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Consume meat from harvested ducks, n = 187 | 176 (94) | 11 (6) | 93 (93) | 7 (7) | 83 (95) | 4 (5) | 1.56 (0.44–5.53) | 0.486 | ||
Know that others consume meat from harvest, n = 188 | 144 (77) | 44 (23) | 74 (73) | 27 (27) | 70 (80) | 17 (20) | 1.50 (0.75–2.99) | 0.246 |
*Referent group for calculation is duck hunters who reported <10 y of experience duck hunting. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.