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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2021 Mar 23;153:106513. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106513

Table 1.

Participation, furniture replacement type, and household characteristics for homes that completed at least one follow-up visit (n=33)

Replacement type Study visit follow-up All VRG1 PRG2
Furniture
6 months 20 9 11
12 months 20 9 11
18 months 16 9 7
Foam
6 months 13 13 -
12 months 12 12 -
18 months 12 12 -
Participant characteristics All (n=33) VRG (n=22) PRG (n=ll)
Income n (%) n (%) n (%)
<50,000 6 (18%) 0 6 (54%)
50,000-100,000 4 (12%) 1 (5%) 3 (27%)
100,000-150,000 10 (30%) 10 (45%) 0 (0%)
>150,000 10 (30%) 10 (45%) 0 (0%)
NA 3 (9%) 1 (5%) 2 (18%)
Education
GED or 12th grade completed 1 (3%) 0 1 (9%)
1-3 years of college 7 (21%) 0 7 (64%)
4 years of college 6 (18%) 3 (14%) 3 (27%)
5+ years of college/graduate degree 19 (58%) 19 (86%) 0
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 0 0
Asian 1 (3%) 0 1 (9%)
Black or African American 3 (9%) 0 3 (27%)
Hispanic 2 (6%) 0 2 (18%)
Multi-racial 6 (18%) 5 (23%) 1 (9%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (3%) 0 1 (9%)
White 19 (58%) 17 (77%) 2 (18%)
don’ know/refused to answer 1 (3%) 0 1 (9%)
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Yes 21 (64%) 17 (77%) 4 (36%)
No 8 (24%) 3 (14%) 5 (46%)
N/A 4 (12%) 2 (9%) 2 (18%)
Vacuum frequency
< 1/week 10 (30%) 8 (36%) 2 (18%)
≥ 1/week 23 (70%) 14 (64%) 9 (82%)
Main living area characteristics All (n=33) VRG (n=22) PRG (n=11)
Weighted % furniture replaced in living room n (%) n (%) n (%)
≤ 75% 12 (36%) 10 (45%) 2 (18%)
76-88% 4 (12%) 1 (5%) 3 (27%)
89-100% 17 (52%) 11 (50%) 6 (55%)
Installed carpet
Yes 14 (42%) 3 (14%) 11 (100%)
No 19 (58%) 19 (86%) 0 (0%)
Square foot median
(min-max)
206 (118-529)
median
(min-max)
216 (118-529)
median
(min-max)
153(123-294)
1

VRG=voluntary replacement group

2

PRG=purchased replacement group