| Hudson Valley Counties (N = 570) No. (%) |
Suffolk County (N = 539) No. (%) |
Total (N = 1109) No. (%) |
P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone in household ever diagnosed with a TBD by a healthcare provider | ||||
| Yes | 192 (33.7) | 140 (26.0) | 332 (29.9) | 0.03 |
| No/Unsure | 371 (65.1) | 397 (73.7) | 768 (69.3) | |
| When household member was diagnosed with tickborne diseaseb In the past year | 23 (4.0) | 24 (4.5) | 47 (4.2) | 0.11 |
| 1–5 years ago | 73 (12.8) | 61 (11.3) | 134 (12.1) | |
| > 5 years ago | 94 (16.5) | 55 (10.2) | 149 (13.4) | |
| Concerned that they or another household member will encounter ticks while spending time on their own property | ||||
| Very/Extremely | 323 (56.7) | 274 (50.8) | 597 (53.8) | 0.11 |
| Slightly/Somewhat | 195 (34.2) | 195 (36.2) | 390 (35.2) | |
| Not at all | 50 (8.8) | 68 (12.6) | 118 (10.6) | |
| Concerned that they or another household member will encounter ticks while spending time in their | ||||
| neighborhood or community | ||||
| Very/Extremely | 350 (61.4) | 319 (59.2) | 669 (60.3) | 0.11 |
| Slightly/Somewhat | 201 (35.3) | 188 (34.9) | 389 (35.1) | |
| Not at all | 17 (3.0) | 31 (5.8) | 48 (4.3) | |
| Concerned that they or another household member will get a tickborne disease while spending time on their own property | ||||
| Very/Extremely | 318 (55.8) | 259 (48.1) | 577 (52.0) | 0.02 |
| Slightly/Somewhat | 195 (34.2) | 199 (36.9) | 394 (35.5) | |
| Not at all | 53 (9.3) | 77 (14.3) | 130 (11.7) | |
| Concerned that they or another household member will get a tickborne disease while spending time in their | ||||
| neighborhood or community | ||||
| Very/Extremely | 337 (59.1) | 298 (55.3) | 635 (57.3) | 0.003 |
| Slightly/Somewhat | 214 (37.5) | 202 (37.5) | 416 (37.5) | |
| Not at all | 15 (2.6) | 37 (6.9) | 52 (4.7) | |
| Ever heard of 4-poster device | ||||
| Yes | 16 (2.8) | 68 (12.6) | 84 (7.6) | <0.001 |
| No/Unsure | 546 (95.8) | 468 (86.8) | 1014 (91.4) | |
| Watched 4-poster video or read information | ||||
| Watched video | 323 (56.7) | 289 (53.6) | 612 (55.2) | 0.36 |
| Read information | 236 (41.4) | 243 (45.1) | 479 (43.2) | |
| Would support placement of 4-poster devicec on property | 223 (39.1) | 155 (28.8) | 378 (34.1) | <0.001 |
| on other private land in neighborhood or community | 402 (70.5) | 373 (69.2) | 775 (69.9) | 0.09 |
| on public land in neighborhood or community | 508 (89.1) | 498 (92.4) | 1006 (90.7) | 0.24 |
a
P-value represents comparisons between Hudson Valley counties and Suffolk County; evaluated using Pearson’s chi-square test.
b
Of those reporting that a household member has ever been diagnosed with a tickborne disease by a healthcare provider.
c
Compared to those who selected “No” or “Unsure”.