Table 5. Water and sand exposures reported among beachgoers, stratified by highest education completed in the household, Woodbine Beach, Toronto, 2022.
| Exposure | N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school or less (N = 186) | College/trades/ apprenticeship (N = 119) | Bachelor’s degree (N = 153) | Post-graduate (N = 130) | |
| Water contact | 104 (55.9) | 74 (62.2) | 83 (54.2) | 50 (38.5) |
| Swimming | 85 (45.7) | 55 (46.2) | 60 (39.2) | 33 (25.4) |
| Wading (below one’s waist) | 44 (23.7) | 27 (22.7) | 29 (19.0) | 20 (15.4) |
| Face contact with water | 43 (23.1) | 30 (25.2) | 31 (20.3) | 14 (10.8) |
| Swallowing water | 21 (11.3) | 11 (9.2) | 16 (10.5) | 4 (3.1) |
| Sand contacta | 96 (51.6) | 62 (52.1) | 71 (46.4) | 80 (61.5) |
| Digging in the sand | 84 (45.2) | 59 (49.6) | 67 (43.8) | 76 (58.5) |
| Burying oneself in the sand | 22 (11.8) | 15 (12.6) | 11 (7.2) | 19 (14.6) |
| Sand in mouth | 23 (22.8) | 11 (17.2) | 14 (17.7) | 17 (20.5) |
a We defined sand contact as digging in the sand or burying oneself in the sand.