| Herding animals |
|
|
| Ever |
297 |
17.4 (8.4–32.5) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
190
|
25.8 (14.3–42.2)
|
| Assisting with animal births |
|
|
| Ever |
226 |
11.3 (6.8–18.3) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
140
|
5.9 (3.5–9.9)
|
| Shearing animals |
|
|
| Ever |
331 |
26.0 (19.7–33.4) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
223
|
17.0 (12.9–22.1)
|
| Milking animals |
|
|
| Ever |
316 |
23.2 (16.3–31.9) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
251
|
18.9 (12.8–27.0)
|
| Slaughtering animals |
|
|
| Ever |
292 |
25.4 (15.8–38.1) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
229
|
20.4 (12.0–32.4)
|
| Butchering or handling raw meat |
|
| Ever |
351 |
36.4 (28.4–45.2) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
296
|
30.7 (22.7–40.0)
|
| Eating raw meat |
|
|
| Ever |
8 |
0.5 (0.1–1.9) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
0
|
–
|
| Handling ticks with bare hands |
|
|
| Ever |
61 |
3.5 (1.1–10.3) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
27
|
2.0 (0.4–8.4)
|
| Working in a healthcare setting |
|
|
| Ever |
5 |
0.3 (0.1–0.9) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
3
|
0.2 (0–0.8)
|
| Working in a garden† |
|
|
| Ever |
175 |
14.5 (7.6–27.4) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
150
|
12.4 (6.5–22.6)
|
| Consuming unpasteurized milk or dairy products‡ |
| Ever |
8 |
1.0 (0.4–2.2) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
0
|
–
|
| Participated in >1 high-risk activity |
|
| Ever |
683 |
64.4 (50.9–75.8) |
Within the previous 4 mo
|
580
|
55.4 (42.8–67.3)
|
| Use of personal protective equipment |
| Assisting with animal births, n = 139† |
|
| Gloves |
73 |
55.2 (35.8–73.1) |
| Gown |
43 |
55.1 (30.3–77.6) |
| Boots |
21 |
30.0 (11.8–58.0) |
| Glasses |
3 |
12.7 (2.0–51.5) |
| None |
46 |
20.4 (11.0–34.7) |
| Shearing animals, n = 222† |
|
|
| Gloves |
172 |
83.6 (71.7–91.2) |
| Gown |
119 |
73.9 (55.9–86.4) |
| Boots |
59 |
20.6 (12.2–32.6) |
| Glasses |
4 |
2.9 (0.7–11.4) |
| None |
21 |
5.2 (1.7–15.2) |
| Milking animals, n = 250† |
|
|
| Gloves |
26 |
15.5 (5.5–36.8) |
| Gown |
178 |
81.6 (60.6–92.7) |
| Boots |
12 |
5.7 (2.2–14.1) |
| None |
71 |
17.5 (6.4–39.5) |
| Slaughtering animals, n = 229† |
|
| Gloves |
36 |
23.3 (10.5–44.1) |
| Gown |
91 |
49.1 (33.6–64.8) |
| Boots |
16 |
5.2 (2.0–12.9) |
| Glasses |
1 |
1.6 (0.2–9.4) |
None
|
129
|
47.4 (29.8–65.7)
|
| *Percentages weighted by calculating the inverse probability of selection and applying a post-stratification adjustment to each stratum to account for nonresponses.
†>1 response possible.
‡Not considered a high-risk activity. |
