Table 6. Correlation between individual characteristics and property-based tick control methods.
Reported property-based tick control methods and their associations with other demographic variables and key characteristics. State and significant covariates (p < 0.20) based on univariate analyses were adjusted for in all multivariable models.
| Treated property with pesticide (n = 2,013) |
Treated property with rodent devices (n = 1,992) |
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| % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | |
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| Age | ||||||
| ≥50 | 46.3 | 0.82 (0.55–1.21) | 46.9 | 0.52 (0.28–0.96)** | 0.51 (0.27–0.95)** | |
| 18–49 (ref) | 53.7 | 53.1 | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| College/Grad School# (ref) | 89.8 | 0.86 (0.47–1.56) | 89.9 | 1.33 (0.50–3.56) | ||
| Elementary/Middle/High School | 10.2 | 10.1 | ||||
| Income | ||||||
| >$100,000 | 33.9 | 1.68 (1.11–2.53)** | 1.62 (1.05–2.49)** | 34.1 | 1.34 (0.65–2.75) | |
| ≤$100,000 (ref) | 66.1 | 65.9 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female (ref) | 53.6 | 1.25 (0.84–1.86) | 53.4 | 1.18 (0.61–2.28) | ||
| Male | 46.4 | 46.6 | ||||
| Perceived prevalence of tick-borne diseases | ||||||
| Very/Extremely common | 24.9 | 2.09 | 1.85 | 24.4 | 2.08 (1.10–3.96)** | |
| Not at all/Slightly/Somewhat common (ref) | 75.1 | (1.39–3.16)*** | (1.18–2.89)*** | 75.6 | ||
| Perceived seriousness of Lyme disease | ||||||
| Very/Extremely serious | 91.5 | 1.54 (0.67–3.54) | 91.4 | 1.22 (0.31–4.79) | ||
| Not at all/Slightly/Somewhat serious (ref) | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||||
| Perceived likelihood of contracting a tick-borne disease in the next year | ||||||
| Very/Extremely likely | 4.5 | 2.62 (1.14–6.03)** | 4.4 | 4.01 (1.56–10.30)*** | 3.15 (1.20–8.28)** | |
| Not at all/Slightly/Somewhat likely (ref) | 95.5 | 95.6 | ||||
| Perceived risk of encountering ticks around home, cabin, or vacation home | ||||||
| Very/Extremely likely | 38.9 | 1.83 (1.22–2.73)*** | 1.55 (1.02–2.38)** | 38.9 | 3.74 (1.90–7.36)*** | 3.28 (1.65–6.52)*** |
| Not at all likely/Slightly/Somewhat likely (ref) | 61.1 | 61.1 | ||||
| Ever been diagnosed with a tick-borne disease (self or household) | ||||||
| Yes | 17.7 | 1.04 (0.65–1.64) | 17.4 | 1.40 (0.67–2.93) | ||
| No/Unknown (ref) | 82.3 | 82.6 | ||||
| State | ||||||
| Michigan | 4.7 | 1.52 (1.04–2.20)** | 1.58 (1.07–2.32)** | 4.7 | 0.97 (0.46–2.04) | |
| Minnesota (ref) | 62.0 | 62.3 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 33.3 | 1.07 (0.72–1.61) | 1.02 (0.67–1.55) | 32.9 | 1.39 (0.72–2.70) | |
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Responses for ’some college’ and trade schools were included as College/Grad school.
*
p < 0.2.
**
p value<0.05.
***
p value<0.01.