Table 1.
Household demographic characteristics for the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response survey conducted in communities affected by the Elk River chemical spill, West Virginia, April 2014
| Characteristics | Household Frequency (n = 171) | Weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Sexa,b | ||
| Male | 140 | 84.0 (76.5-91.6) |
| Female | 148 | 87.9 (83.0-92.7) |
| Pregnantc | 8 | 5.2 (1.4-9.0) |
| Age,a,d y | ||
| <2 | 6 | 3.2 (0.3-6.0) |
| 2-17 | 42 | 25.3 (17.0-33.7) |
| 18-64 | 130 | 77.4 (69.4-85.3) |
| ≥65 | 61 | 34.4 (26.3-42.6) |
| Ethnicitya | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 | 1.0 (0.0-2.4) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 169 | 99.0 (97.6-100.0) |
| Racea,e | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 | 2.3 (0.0-6.0) |
| Asian | 2 | 1.0 (0.0-3.0) |
| Black | 7 | 4.8 (0.3-9.2) |
| White | 161 | 93.6 (87.2-100.0) |
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.5 (0.0 -1.5) |
| Otherf | 3 | 1.9 (0.0-4.0) |
| Yearly total household income, $g | ||
| <15 000 | 8 | 5.0 (0.9-9.2) |
| 15 000-24 999 | 27 | 15.5 (9.5-21.5) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 43 | 25.9 (17.8-34.0) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 44 | 25.4 (18.0-32.9) |
| 100 000-150 000 | 10 | 5.4 (1.8-9.0) |
| >150 000 | 7 | 4.7 (0.0-9.8) |
| Don’t know | 9 | 5.2 (1.4-9.0) |
| Refused | 23 | 12.9 (6.3-19.5) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
aFrequency and weighted percentage of households that reported containing at least 1 person with the characteristic.
bOf households reporting sex of household members (n = 167).
cOf households reporting female household members and pregnancy status (n = 144).
dOf households reporting age of household members (n = 170).
eRespondents could choose >1 answer to account for the race of all residents in a household. Multiracial residents were recorded under the option “other.”
fOther races included biracial black/white (n = 1), Filipino (n = 1), and Arabic (n = 1).
gSum of incomes for all residents within a household.