Volume 11, Number 10—October 2005
Dispatch
Drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Rural Idaho
Elizabeth L. Hannah*
, Frederick J. Angulo†, James R. Johnson‡§, Bassam Haddadin*, Jacquelyn Williamson*, and Matthew H. Samore*¶
, Frederick J. Angulo†, James R. Johnson‡§, Bassam Haddadin*, Jacquelyn Williamson*, and Matthew H. Samore*¶
Table 1
Characteristics of 517 study participants collected from questionnaires and pharmacy data
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |
| Male | 259 (50) |
| Income <$35,000/y | 339 (66) |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 497) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 442 (89) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 (6) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 9 (2) |
| Asian | 6 (1) |
| African American | 5 (1) |
| North Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 5 (1) |
| Age, y | |
| <6 | 163 (32) |
| 7–21 | 103 (20) |
| 22–50 | 192 (37) |
| >50 | 59 (11) |
| Travel/daycare factors | |
| Child in daycare/preschool | 88 (17) |
| Travel out of United States in past year | 22 (4) |
| Dietary factors | |
| Did not eat hamburger in past month | 28 (6) |
| Ate <1 time/wk | 48 (9) |
| Ate 1–2 times/wk | 252 (50) |
| Ate > 2 times/wk | 181 (36) |
| Did not eat chicken in past month | 22 (4) |
| Ate <1 time/wk | 59 (28) |
| Ate 1–2 times/wk | 286 (56) |
| Ate >2 times/wk | 147 (29) |
| Animal exposure | |
| Live on farm with livestock | 5 (1) |
| Livestock in past month | 21 (4) |
| Cattle | 21 (4) |
| Horses | 20 (4) |
| Sheep | 4 (1) |
| Swine | 3 (1) |
| Poultry | 3 (1) |
| Goats | 1 (0) |
| Household size | |
| <3 (referent) | 76 (46) |
| 3–4 | 53 (32) |
| >4 | 38 (23) |
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