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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Harmful Algae. 2013 Dec 25;32:27–32. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.09.008

Table 5.

2005 residents only survey responses compared to 2012 resident only survey responses

n 92 218
What is red tide? Algae 55 (59.8%) 178 (81.6%) <0.001*
What is red tide? DK 10 (10.9%) 8 (3.7%) 0.013*
Is red tide new? No 88 (95.7%) 201 (92.2%) 0.360
Is it safe to catch/eat fish during a red tide? Yes 16 (17.6%) 36 (16.5%) 0.084
Is it safe to catch/eat fish during a red tide? No 57 (62.6%) 112 (51.4%)
Is it safe to catch/eat fish during a red tide? DK 18 (19.8%) 70 (32.1%)
Is it safe to harvest and eat shellfish during red tide? Yes 6 (6.6%) 20 (9.2%) 0.017*
Is it safe to harvest and eat shellfish during red tide? No 71 (78.0%) 134 (61.5%)
Is it safe to harvest and eat shellfish during red tide? DK 14 (15.4%) 64 (29.4%)
Safe to swim during a red tide? Yes 44 (48.4%) 47 (21.6%) <0.001*