Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

	% or Mean	Total N
Know how to swim? (% yes)
Women: know how to swim?	51.2	774
Men: know how to swim?	86.5	141
If have daughters, do girls know how to swim? (% yes)	62.4	724
Girls learned at what age?	8.3	388
If have sons, do boys know how to swim? (% yes)	76.1	542
Boys learned at what age?	8.5	454
Any drowning deaths in family? (% yes)	11.6	696
Know of organization offering swimming lessons? (% yes)	5	437
How often ride in a boat last month?	6.2	168
Did boat have life-saving equipment? (% yes)	50.1	168
Number of Children
Number of Girls	1.6	940
Number of Boys	1.8	940
Respondent Age
15–24 years	2.6	24
25–30 years	8.8	83
31–35 years	13.2	122
36–40 years	16	148
41–45 years	15.2	140
46–50 years	15.6	144
51–55 years	13.2	122
56 years+	15.3	141