Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017
Dispatch
Characteristics of US Travelers to Zika Virus–Affected Countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016
Sara Lammert, Allison Taylor Walker, Stefanie Erskine, Sowmya R. Rao, Douglas H. Esposito, Edward T. Ryan, Gregory K. Robbins, and Regina C. LaRocque
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of travelers to Zika virus–affected countries in the Americas, March 2015–October 2016*
| Characteristic |
All travelers,
N = 6,440 |
Women of reproductive age, n = 2,373 |
Men of reproductive age, n = 2,446 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 3,783 (59) | 2,373 (100) | 0 |
| Male |
2,657 (41) |
0 |
2,446 (100) |
| Median age (IQR), y |
32 (22–51) |
26 (20–32) |
36 (25–54) |
| Traveler type† | |||
| Leisure traveler | 3,816 (59) | 1,209 (51) | 1,483 (61) |
| Business traveler | 696 (11) | 211 (9) | 357 (15) |
| Visiting friends and relatives | 110 (2) | 29 (1) | 30 (1) |
| Medical care, providing or receiving | 430 (7) | 242 (10) | 135 (6) |
| Research or education | 714 (11) | 366 (15) | 237 (10) |
| Mission or nonmedical service | 1,288 (20) | 622 (26) | 439 (18) |
| Adventure |
600 (9) |
254 (11) |
231 (9) |
| Destination type | |||
| Urban only | 1,280 (20) | 456 (19) | 497 (20) |
| Rural only | 937 (15) | 332 (14) | 359 (15) |
| Both urban and rural |
4,223 (66) |
1,585 (67) |
1,590 (65) |
| Accommodations† | |||
| Camping | 645 (10) | 295 (12) | 262 (11) |
| Hostel or dormitory | 1,382 (21) | 662 (28) | 519 (21) |
| Home stay, relatives | 362 (6) | 107 (5) | 110 (5) |
| Home stay, nonrelatives | 1,021 (16) | 475 (20) | 366 (15) |
| Hotel | 4,378 (68) | 1,516 (64) | 1,683 (69) |
| Cruise | 427 (7) | 68 (3) | 177 (7) |
| Other |
953 (15) |
336 (14) |
364 (15) |
| Country of birth, United States |
5,704 (89) |
2,106 (89) |
2,147 (88) |
| Departure months | |||
| Mar–Jun 2015 | 1,050 (16) | 416 (18) | 380 (16) |
| Jul–Oct 2015 | 1,110 (17) | 389 (16) | 441 (18) |
| Nov 2015–Feb 2016 | 1,278 (20) | 428 (18) | 490 (20) |
| Mar–Jun 2016 | 1,587 (25) | 644 (27) | 552 (23) |
| Jul–Oct 2016 | 1,177 (18) | 423 (18) | 489 (20) |
| After Nov 1, 2016 |
238 (4) |
73 (3) |
94 (4) |
| Median time to departure (IQR), d | 22 (10–40) | 21 (10–39) | 21 (10–39) |
| Median length of travel (IQR), d‡ | 10 (7–15) | 10 (7–15) | 10 (7–16) |
| Median no. of destination countries (IQR) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) |
*Values are no. (%) travelers except as indicated. Women of reproductive age were defined as those 15–44 y, men of reproductive age as those >15 y.
†Travelers could choose >1 response.
‡Includes travel up to 2,000 d.
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