Table 4.
Knowledge of LD in White and Black respondents.
| Survey item | High incidence jurisdictions | Neighboring jurisdictions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Caregivers | Adults | Caregivers | |||||
| White (N = 592) | Black (N = 119) | White (N = 571) | Black (N = 114) | White (N = 567) | Black (N = 131) | White (N = 520) | Black (N = 129) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| How much do you know about Lyme disease? | * | * | * | * | ||||
| None | 36 (6%) | 21 (18%) | 16 (3%) | 11 (10%) | 79 (14%) | 46 (35%) | 31 (6%) | 38 (29%) |
| A little | 280 (47%) | 57 (48%) | 211 (37%) | 45 (39%) | 305 (54%) | 56 (43%) | 255 (49%) | 53 (41%) |
| Some | 212 (36%) | 32 (27%) | 250 (44%) | 52 (46%) | 156 (28%) | 24 (18%) | 174 (33%) | 33 (26%) |
| A lot | 64 (11%) | 9 (8%) | 94 (16%) | 6 (5%) | 27 (5%) | 5 (4%) | 60 (12%) | 5 (4%) |
| How common do you think Lyme disease is in the community where you live? | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Rare | 133 (22%) | 46 (39%) | 105 (18%) | 44 (39%) | 263 (46%) | 66 (50%) | 210 (40%) | 49 (38%) |
| Somewhat common | 188 (32%) | 31 (26%) | 166 (29%) | 20 (18%) | 152 (27%) | 24 (18%) | 144 (28%) | 26 (20%) |
| Common | 128 (22%) | 15 (13%) | 171 (30%) | 23 (20%) | 56 (10%) | 8 (6%) | 68 (13%) | 19 (15%) |
| Very Common | 87 (15%) | 8 (7%) | 92 (16%) | 5 (4%) | 20 (4%) | 4 (3%) | 40 (8%) | 5 (4%) |
| Do not know | 56 (10%) | 19 (16%) | 37 (7%) | 22 (19%) | 76 (13%) | 29 (22%) | 58 (11%) | 30 (23%) |
| How serious a problem would you say Lyme disease is in your community? | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Not a problem at all | 48 (8%) | 20 (17%) | 40 (7%) | 15 (13%) | 117 (21%) | 32 (24%) | 94 (18%) | 21 (16%) |
| Not much of a problem | 207 (35%) | 44 (37%) | 183 (32%) | 38 (33%) | 244 (43%) | 38 (29%) | 194 (37%) | 40 (31%) |
| Somewhat serious problem | 198 (33%) | 21 (18%) | 231 (40%) | 32 (28%) | 91 (16%) | 15 (11%) | 115 (22%) | 25 (19%) |
| Very serious problem | 60 (10%) | 14 (12%) | 77 (13%) | 11 (10%) | 33 (6%) | 13 (10%) | 63 (12%) | 18 (14%) |
| Do not know | 79 (13%) | 20 (17%) | 40 (7%) | 18 (16%) | 82 (14%) | 33 (25%) | 54 (10%) | 25 (19%) |
*indicates Fisher’s exact test p-value <0.05, comparing White to Black.