Monitoring of risk perceptions and correlates of precautionary behaviour related to human avian influenza during 2006 - 2007 in the Netherlands: results of seven consecutive surveys

Table 1 Participation rates and distribution of general characteristics in the study population.

	N	%
Invited	5995
Participants, response	3841	64%
Gender
Male	1765	46%
Female	2046	54%
Age (mean)	45.3
Education*
Low	1000	26%
Intermediate	1479	39%
High	1332	35%
Children <12 in household
Yes	845	22%
No	2966	78%
Ethnicity
Dutch	3398	89%
Non-Dutch	413	11%
Vaccinated against influenza
Yes	887	23%
No	2909	76%
Keeping chicken or poultry
Yes	137	4%
No	3674	96%

* Educational level is defined as: low: primary school, lower general secondary school, lower vocational school, or less; intermediate: high school or medium level vocational school; high: college or university degree.

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