Attitudes, practices and information needs regarding novel influenza A (H7N9) among employees of food production and operation in Guangzhou, Southern China: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants in Guangzhou, 17–24 June 2013 (N = 1,450)

Characteristics	No.	%	95% CI Lower	95% CI Upper
Age group(years)
<25	1076	74.21	71.86	76.43
25–40	312	21.52	19.45	23.74
>40	62	4.28	3.32	5.48
sex
Male	464	32.00	29.62	34.48
Female	986	68.00	65.52	70.38
Annual household income per capita
Less than $2,000	151	10.41	8.91	12.13
$2,001–$6,000	577	39.79	37.27	42.37
$6,001–$10,000	476	32.83	30.42	35.32
$10,001–$20,000	180	12.41	10.78	14.25
>$20,000	66	4.55	3.56	5.79
Residence time in Guangzhou
Less than 1 year	348	24.00	21.84	26.30
1–3 years	279	19.24	17.26	21.39
≥3 years	813	56.07	53.47	58.64
Refused	10	0.69	0.35	1.31
Highest education
Non-educated	5	0.34	0.13	0.85
Primary school graduate	7	0.48	0.21	1.04
Middle school graduate	189	13.03	11.37	14.90
High school graduate	560	38.62	36.11	41.19
College: 1–3 years technical school training	283	19.52	17.53	21.67
College: 4 years or more (college graduate)	400	27.59	25.31	29.98
Master or doctor degree graduate	6	0.41	0.17	0.95
Living area
Suburban or rural	558	38.48	35.98	41.05
Downtown	883	60.90	58.32	63.41
Refused	9	0.62	0.30	1.22

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