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Table 1 Respondent demographics of the Dutch general public and HCW, and p-values resulting from a series of Chi-square tests that test for a difference in demographic distribution between general public and HCW for each demographica

From: Knowledge, perceptions and media use of the Dutch general public and healthcare workers regarding Ebola, 2014

Demographic

General public

N = 526

Healthcare workers

N = 760

p-value

n

%

n

%

Sex

 

 Male

277

52.7

376

49.5

 

 Female

249

47.3

384

50.5

 

Age

    

<0.001

  ≤ 25

36

6.8

3

0.4

 

 26 to 35

73

13.9

135

17.8

 

 36 to 45

90

17.1

233

30.7

 

 46 to 55

92

17.5

276

36.3

 

 56 to 65

115

21.9

110

14.5

 

  > 65

120

22.8

3

0.4

 

Parental status

    

<0.001

 Single

107

20.3

87

11.4

 

 Living together or married; with children

143

27.2

452

59.5

 

 Living together or married; no children

234

44.5

188

24.7

 

 One-parent family

12

2.3

28

3.7

 

 Other

30

5.7

5

0.7

 

Children in home

    

<0.001

 Yes

155

29.5

480

63.2

 

 No

371

70.5

280

36.8

 

Nationality

    

<0.001

 Dutch

475

90.3

750

98.7

 

 Other

51

9.7

10

1.3

 

Level of education

    

N/T

 Low

176

33.5

   

 Intermediate

221

42.0

   

 High

129

24.5

   

Works in healthcare sector

    

N/T

 Yes

69

13.1

   

 No

457

86.9

   

Profession

    

N/T

 Nurse

  

446

58.7

 

 Physician

  

136

17.9

 

 Ambulance staff

  

92

12.1

 

 Other

  

86

11.3

 

Years of working experience

    

N/T

  ≤ 1

  

29

3.8

 

 2 to 5

  

165

21.7

 

 6 to 10

  

169

22.2

 

  ≥ 11

  

397

52.2

 

Amount of worktime spent on topics related to Ebola

    

N/T

 No time spent

  

356

46.8

 

  ≤ 25%

  

372

48.9

 

 26 to 50%

  

18

2.4

 

 51 to 75%

  

7

0.9

 

  > 75%

  

7

0.9

 
  1. aIf left blank, the demographics only apply to either the general public or HCW; no Chi-square tests were performed for these demographics (as denoted by “N/T”)