Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Population by State, Connecticut and Maryland, 2016–2017.
| n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT (n = 624) | MD (n = 1259) | Total (n = 1883) |
p values | |
| Age | ||||
| ≥50 | 420 (67%) | 893 (71%) | 1313 (70%) | .107 |
| 18-49 | 204 (33%) | 366 (29%) | 570 (30%) | |
| Education | ||||
| College/Grad School | 557 (90%) | 1071 (86%) | 1628 (87%) | .014 |
| Elementary/Middle/High School | 65 (11%) | 182 (15%) | 247 (13%) | |
| Income | ||||
| ≥$100,000 | 284 (51%) | 599 54%) | 883 (53%) | .280 |
| < $100,000 | 268 (49%) | 505 (46%) | 773 (47%) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 347 (56%) | 519 (41%) | 866 (46%) | < .001 |
| Male | 275 (44%) | 738 (59%) | 1013 (54%) | |
| Self-rated knowledge of LD | ||||
| Some/A lot | 546 (88%) | 947 (76%) | 1493 (80%) | < .001 |
| None/A little | 76 (12%) | 306 (24%) | 382 (20%) | |
| Perceived prevalence of LD | ||||
| Common/Very Common | 490 (80%) | 649 (54%) | 1139 (63%) | < .001 |
| Rare/Somewhat Common | 121 (20%) | 547 (46%) | 668 (37%) | |
| Perceived severity of LD | ||||
| Very Severe | 375 (61%) | 779 (63%) | 1154 (62%) | .326 |
| Not/Moderately Severe | 243 (39%) | 457 (37%) | 700 (38%) | |
| Perceived likelihood of contracting TBD next year | ||||
| Very Likely | 64 (11%) | 75 (7%) | 139 (8%) | < .001 |
| Unlikely/Moderately Likely | 519 (89%) | 1081 (94%) | 1600 (92%) | |
| Ever been diagnosed with TBD | ||||
| Yes | 259 (42%) | 262 (21%) | 521 (28%) | < .001 |
| No | 365 (59%) | 997 (79%) | 1362 (72%) | |
| Performing a tick check on oneself | ||||
| Most of the time/Always | 387 (62%) | 694 (55%) | 1081 (58%) | .005 |
| Never/Rarely/Sometimes | 237 (38%) | 563 (45%) | 800 (43%) | |
| Showering or bathing after spending time outdoors | ||||
| Most of the time/Always | 249 (40%) | 545 (43%) | 794 (42%) | .157 |
| Never/Rarely/Sometimes | 375 (60%) | 713 (57%) | 1088 (58%) | |
| Applying insect repellent to oneself | ||||
| Most of the time/Always | 191 (31%) | 387 (31%) | 578 (31%) | .937 |
| Never/Rarely/Sometimes | 433 (69%) | 870 (69%) | 1303 (69%) | |
| Applying tick control to pet | ||||
| Yes | 319 (86%) | 574 (81%) | 893 (83%) | .058 |
| No | 52 (14%) | 131 (19%) | 183 (17%) | |
| Applying chemical pesticide to yard | ||||
| Yes | 118 (21%) | 275 (24%) | 393 (23%) | .119 |
| No | 452 (79%) | 868 (76%) | 1320 (77%) | |
| Applying natural pesticide to yard | ||||
| Yes | 76 (14%) | 170 (16%) | 246 (15%) | .314 |
| No | 464 (86%) | 893 (84%) | 1357 (85%) | |
| Likelihood of getting a LD vaccine if available | ||||
| Very/Somewhat Likely | 538 (86%) | 1044 (83%) | 1582 (84%) | .082 |
| Very/Somewhat Unlikely | 85 (14%) | 210 (17%) | 295 (16%) | |