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Published in final edited form as: Harmful Algae. 2010 Sep 1;9(6):600–606. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.04.010

Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of the numbers (percentage) of individuals getting correct answers to general Florida Red Tide Knowledge questions in number (percentage); and tests of significant differences between FL residents and tourists.

	Resident	Tourist	χ ²	p-value
What is the make up of FL red tide?
correct answer	55 (59.8)	68 (68)	1.405	0.236
What causes FL red tide?
at least one correct answer	41 (44.6)	31 (31)	3.762	0.052
all and only correct answers	31 (33.7)	28 (28)	0.730	0.393
Is FL red tide new?
correct answer	88 (95.7)	98 (98)	0.873	0.350
When can FL red tide occur?
at least one correct answer	49 (53.3)	21 (21)	21.527	<0.0001
all and only correct answers	46 (50.0)	21 (21)	17.738	<0.0001
What can FL red tide cause?
at least one correct answer	89 (96.7)	96 (96)	0.075	0.785
all and only correct answers	48 (52.2)	33 (33)	7.223	0.007