Table 3.

Perception of Risk

Risk Perception 2012	Resident	Snowbird	t- test	p	Healthy	Asthmatic	t- test	p
Health impacts during a red tide	3.02 (1.18)	2.76 (1.31)	1.50	0.067	2.53 (1.08)	3.52 (1.16)	7.07	<0.001*
Seafood consumption risk during a red tide	3.51 (1.14)	3.94 (1.09)	2.96	0.002*	3.63 (1.15)	3.64 (1.14)	0.10	0.460
Concern about red tide	4.13 (1.02)	4.29 (0.94)	1.30	0.098	4.06 (1.00)	4.32 (0.99)	2.23	0.013*
Red tides are natural	3.14 (1.10)	3.16 (1.08)	0.19	0.423	3.02 (1.14)	3.31 (1.00)	0.04	0.010*
Red tides are more frequent	3.16 (1.00)	3.07 (0.91)	0.33	0.247	3.03 (0.95)	3.27 (1.00)	2.12	0.017*
Blooms longer and more severe	3.20 (0.89)	3.09 (0.89)	0.91	0.183	3.09 (0.87)	3.27 (0.91)	1.70	0.046*
Use of any method to prevent red tide	3.98 (1.10)	4.13 (0.99)	1.11	0.134	3.92 (1.12)	4.15 (1.00)	1.89	0.030*
Use of control methods with unknown impacts	2.46 (1.20)	2.49 (1.22)	0.23	0.41	2.53 (1.19)	2.39 (1.23)	1.00	0.159