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Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents (n = 503)

From: Anticipated and current preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated human-to-human H5N1 epidemic in the Hong Kong Chinese general population

  Male Female All
  (n = 234) (n = 269) (n = 503)
  Col% Col% Col%
Age group    
   18 – 24 15.8 16.0 15.9
   25 – 34 19.7 22.3 21.1
   35 – 44 26.1 27.5 26.8
   45 – 60 38.5 34.2 36.2
Education level    
   Matriculated or below 61.8 68.8 65.5
   College/university or above 38.2 31.2 34.5
Marital status    
   Never married 40.2 34.9 37.4
   Ever married 59.8 65.1 62.6
Employment status    
   Not employed full-time 22.2 54.6 39.6
   Employed full-time 77.8 45.4 60.4
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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