Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics | Weighted percentagea (n = 627) | |
---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | ||
Age | ||
18–29 | 19 | |
30–39 | 15 | |
40–49 | 20 | |
50–59 | 20 | |
60+ | 26 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 49 | |
Female | 51 | |
Race/Ethnicity | ||
NH White | 69 | |
NH Black | 13 | |
Hispanic | 17 | |
Social economic position | ||
Education | ||
Bachelor's degree or higher | 29 | |
Some college | 29 | |
High school | 30 | |
Less than high school | 12 | |
Income | ||
≥$50 000 | 58 | |
$30 000–$49 999 | 17 | |
$15 000–$29 999 | 15 | |
≤$14 999 | 10 | |
Risk communication outcomes | Frequency | Weighted percentagea (n = 627) |
Awareness of pandemic outbreaks in the past decade (n = 627) | ||
Heard of SARS | 405 | 75 |
Heard of H1N1 | 551 | 91 |
Heard of Avian Flu (H5N1) | 495 | 87 |
Heard of new bird flu (H7N9) | 327 | 59 |
Heard of MERS | 144 | 33 |
Knowledge about MERS (n = 144) | ||
Score of 0 (No correct answer) | 47 | 23 |
Score of 1 (One correct answer and no wrong answer) | 35 | 25 |
Score of 2 (Two correct answers and no wrong answer) | 62 | 52 |
No. of past pandemics heard (n = 627) | ||
Never heard of any | 64 | 8 |
Heard of 1 | 37 | 2 |
Heard of 2 | 79 | 9 |
Heard of 3 | 164 | 21 |
Heard of 4 | 180 | 34 |
Heard of 5 | 103 | 25 |
aThe columns of the table add up to 100% (there might be a very slight discrepancy due to rounding).