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. 2020 Jan;26(1):70–80. doi: 10.3201/eid2601.190220

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study population in survey of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan.

Patient characteristics Median (IQR) Range
Age, y 46 (36–56) 19–90
Household size 6.1 (4.6–8.4) 2.7–21.6
Land owned, ha 0.18 (0.12–0.25) 0.004–776
Land rented, ha
0.20 (0.14–0.90)
0.024–776
No. animals owned
Ovine 15.0 (3.0–35.0) 0–1,320
Bovine 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 0–141
Poultry 0 (0–8.0) 0–80
Equine 0 (0–1.0)
0–100

No. participants
% Participants (95% CI)
Sex
M 509 56.1 (50.5–61.5)
F
437
43.9 (38.5–49.5)
Country of origin
Kazakhstan 733 66.7 (44.0–85.9)
Russia 73 10.5 (4.4–23.0)
Turkey 45 4.4 (1.9–9.2)
Kyrgyzstan 3 0.6 (0.2–1.9)
Uzbekistan 3 0.4 (0.1–2.1)
Other
89
15.7 (4.0–45.7)
Occupation
Farmer, herder, animal tender 163 20.8 (10.1–38.1)
Gardener, fieldworker 50 3.1 (1.3–7.4)
Butcher 1 0.001 (0–0.01)
Healthcare worker 21 2.5 (1.5–4.1)
Veterinarian 15 1.5 (0.6–4.1)
Office, indoor worker 153 14.0 (9.0–21.1)
Family or home caretaker 179 23.0 (18.4–28.5)
Student 10 1.1 (0.4–3.1)
Retired 147 9.8 (6.3–14.9)
Unemployed 105 14.3 (5.8–31.0)
Other
101
9.9 (3.4–25.6)
Education level
None 12 0.1 (0.03–0.5)
Elementary school 9 0.8 (0.3–2.0)
Middle school 437 44.1 (33.9–54.9)
High school 159 11.5 (7.5–17.2)
Vocational school 71 4.1 (1.7–9.5)
College
251
38.9 (28.3–50.8)
Monthly income, US $
<60 43 4.0 (1.3–11.4)
61–150 373 39.1 (24.6–55.8)
151–300 257 26.8 (20.1–34.6)
301–450 34 0.8 (0.2–3.0)
451–600 9 0.5 (0.1–2.1)
>600 7 0.2 (0.04–1.1)
Unknown, refused to answer 222 28.6 (12.6–52.6)