Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Letter
Public Understanding of Pandemic Influenza, United Kingdom
Ravindra K. Gupta*, Martina Toby†, Gagori Bandopadhyay‡, Mary Cooke*, David Gelb*, and Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam*
Table A1
Demographic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | No. male (%) | No. female (%) | Total (%)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 93 (43) | 123 (57) | 216 (100) | |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–31 | 32 (34) | 41 (33) | 73 (34) | |
| 32–44 | 25 (27) | 32 (26) | 57 (26) | |
| 45–60 | 16 (17) | 26 (21) | 42 (19) | |
| >60 | 20 (22) | 24 (20) | 44 (20) | |
| Age when left school, y | ||||
| <16 | 30 (32) | 33 (27) | 33 (29) | |
| 17–18 | 21 (23) | 40 (33) | 61 (28) | |
| >19 | 35 (38) | 47 (38) | 82 (38) | |
| Still in school | 7 (8) | 3 (2) | 10 (5) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employed | 58 (62) | 79 (64) | 137 (63) | |
| Unemployed | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Student | 10 (11) | 13 (11) | 23 (11) | |
| Homemaker | 1 (1) | 9 (7) | 10 (5) | |
| Retired | 24 (26) | 21 (17) | 45 (21) | |
*Some totals may not equal 100% because of effects of rounding.
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