Table 10.
Adult seafood consumption as reported on Shellfish Assessment Survey
| Total N = 526 | Men n = 217 | Women n = 309 | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat fish and/or shellfish (%; n = 524) | 96 | 97 | 95 | 0.229 |
| Eat razor clams (%; n = 519) | 83 | 87 | 80 | 0.025 |
| Razor clams consumed/month Fall/Winter (mean ± SD; n = 492) | 13 ± 16 | 15 ± 17 | 13 ± 16 | 0.139 |
| Razor clams consumed/month annually (mean ± SD; n = 455) | 13 ± 15 | 14 ± 16 | 12 ± 14 | 0.087 |
| Razor clam meals/month during Fall/Winter (%; n = 505) | 0.018 | |||
| 0 | 18 | 14 | 21 | |
| 1 to 2 | 36 | 40 | 33 | |
| 3 to 4 | 24 | 29 | 21 | |
| 5 to 6 | 11 | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 to 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 to 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| Number of razor clams per meal in Fall/Winter (%; n = 498) | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 18 | 14 | 21 | |
| 1 to 2 | 18 | 15 | 21 | |
| 3 to 5 | 41 | 40 | 42 | |
| 6 to 9 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 10 or more | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| Eat razor clam chowder (n = 473) | 78 | 80 | 76 | 0.369 |
| Razor clam chowder meals/month in Fall/Winter (%; n = 470) | 0.488 | |||
| 0 | 22 | 20 | 24 | |
| 1 to 2 | 40 | 43 | 37 | |
| 3 to 4 | 22 | 24 | 21 | |
| 5 to 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 to 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 to 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cups of razor clam chowder per meal in Fall/Winter (%; n = 479) | 0.011 | |||
| 0 | 23 | 20 | 25 | |
| 1 | 20 | 18 | 22 | |
| 2 | 35 | 32 | 37 | |
| 3 | 15 | 19 | 12 | |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |
| Razor clam meals/month in Spring/Summer (%; n = 479) | 0.062 | |||
| 0 | 19 | 15 | 22 | |
| 1 to 2 | 42 | 46 | 39 | |
| 3 to 4 | 26 | 28 | 24 | |
| 5 to 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| 7 to 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 to 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Number of razor clams per meal in Spring/Summer (%; n = 471) | 0.001 | |||
| 0 | 19 | 15 | 22 | |
| 1 to 2 | 19 | 18 | 20 | |
| 3 to 5 | 41 | 38 | 43 | |
| 6 to 9 | 15 | 19 | 12 | |
| 10 or more | 6 | 11 | 3 | |
| Eat crab (%; n=496) | 22 | 25 | 20 | 0.199 |
| Number of crab meals in Fall/Winter (mean ± SD; n = 487) | 0.6 ± 1.7 | 0.8 ± 2.1 | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.049 |
| Number of crab meals in Spring/Summer (mean ± SD; n = 483) | 0.5 ± 1.6 | 0.5 ± 1.4 | 0.5 ± 1.8 | 0.868 |
| Number of little neck clams consumed yearly (mean ± SD; n = 229)† | 19 ± 40 | 19 ± 36 | 19 ± 43 | 0.956 |
| Number of butter clams consumed yearly (mean ± SD; n = 225)† | 20 ± 42 | 19 ± 34 | 20 ± 48 | 0.917 |
| Number of horse clams consumed yearly (mean ± SD; n = 221)† | 5.7 ± 29 | 7.0 ± 36 | 4.9 ± 23 | 0.600 |
*
p values from chi-square test, Fisher's exact test or t-test, as appropriate
†
Clam data is very unstable due to a few large values