Table 3.

Attitudes of Ohio-based producers (n = 57) that participated in a self-administered and anonymous electronic survey regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases

Question	n (%)
Do you think that ticks pose a risk to your health or the health of your employees/coworkers?
Yes, major health risks (debilitating or life-threatening)	28 (49.1%)
Yes, minor health risks (short-term or not life-threatening)	27 (47.4%)
No answer	2 (3.5%)
Do you think that ticks pose a risk to the health of the animals that you work with?
Yes, major health risks (life-threatening or serious loss of production)	31 (54.4%)
Yes, minor health risks (short term illness or minor loss of production)	20 (35.1%)
No	4 (7.0%)
No answer	2 (3.5%)
Considering the past 5 years, have you noticed a change in the number of ticks that you encounter?
Yes, I used to see more ticks than I do now	14 (24.6%)
Yes, I used to see fewer ticks than I do now	26 (45.6%)
No, the number of ticks I see hasn’t changed	8 (14.0%)
Not sure	6 (10.5%)
No answer	3 (5.3%)
How common do you think tick-borne disease is in humans in Ohio?
Rare	8 (14.0%)
Occurs occasionally	32 (56.1%)
Very common	13 (22.9%)
No answer	4 (7.0%)
How common do you think tick-borne disease is in livestock in Ohio?
Rare	6 (10.5%)
Occurs occasionally	28 (49.1%)
Very common	18 (31.6%)
No answer	5 (8.8%)
Do you think that your work on the farm puts you at higher risk for tick-borne disease than the average person in Ohio?
Yes	46 (80.7%)
No	7 (12.3%)
No answer	4 (7.0%)