| Gender | Age group | Education level | All | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Male | Female |  | 18 – 34 | 35 – 60 |  | ≤Matriculated | ≥University |  |  |
 | Col% | Col% | OR | Col% | Col% | OR | Col% | Col% | OR | Col% |
Perceived modes of transmission of human-to-human H5N1 (%Yes) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Respiratory droplets | 85.0 | 86.2 | ns | 84.9 | 86.1 | ns | 87.2 | 82.7 | ns | 85.7 |
   Bodily contact | 50.4 | 46.5 | ns | 44.6 | 50.5 | ns | 47.1 | 50.3 | ns | 48.3 |
   Objects contaminated with the virus | 61.1 | 60.6 | ns | 63.4 | 59.3 | ns | 61.7 | 59.0 | ns | 60.8 |
   Eating well-cooked poultry | 22.2 | 27.1 | ns | 27.4 | 23.3 | ns | 24.0 | 26.6 | ns | 24.9 |
No. of items with "yes" responses in the above 4 items | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 – 2 | 60.3 | 59.9 | ns | 60.2 | 59.9 | ns | 59.6 | 61.3 | ns | 60.0 |
   3 – 4 | 39.7 | 40.1 |  | 39.8 | 40.1 |  | 40.4 | 38.7 |  | 40.0 |
Perceived impacts of human-to-human H5N1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   % Fatality rate worse than that of SARS | 43.6 | 37.2 | ns | 36.0 | 42.6 | ns | 39.8 | 41.0 | ns | 40.2 |
   % Efficacy of treatments worse than that of SARS | 16.2 | 10.0 | 0.58* | 12.4 | 13.2 | ns | 13.4 | 12.1 | ns | 12.9 |
   % Perceived high/very high chance to have a major human-to-human H5N1 outbreak in Hong Kong | 30.8 | 34.9 |  | 36.0 | 31.2 | ns | 33.7 | 31.2 | ns | 33.0 |
   % Worry about oneself/family members contracting the virusa | 47.4 | 59.1 | 1.60** | 53.8 | 53.6 | ns | 54.1 | 53.2 | ns | 53.7 |
   % Perceiving no effective drugs currently available | 50.4 | 50.6 | ns | 54.8 | 47.9 | ns | 49.2 | 53.2 | ns | 50.5 |
Perceived susceptibility to H5N1 infection (% Likely/very likely) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Oneself or one's family members | 27.4 | 26.4 | ns | 30.1 | 24.9 | ns | 22.2 | 35.8 | 1.96** | 26.8 |
   Older people | 88.9 | 91.1 | ns | 93.5 | 88.0 | 0.51* | 90.0 | 90.8 | ns | 90.1 |
   Adults | 49.6 | 46.8 | ns | 45.7 | 49.5 | ns | 44.7 | 54.9 | 1.51* | 48.1 |
   Children | 84.6 | 86.2 | ns | 88.2 | 83.9 | ns | 85.7 | 85.5 | ns | 85.5 |
   Health care workers | 76.9 | 81.0 | ns | 83.9 | 76.3 | 0.62* | 76.6 | 83.8 | ns | 79.1 |
   Food sellers | 82.9 | 87.4 | ns | 94.1 | 80.1 | 0.25*** | 80.9 | 94.2 | 3.86*** | 85.3 |
   Food handlers | 63.7 | 67.7 | ns | 74.2 | 60.9 | 0.54** | 63.2 | 71.1 | ns | 65.8 |
   The general public | 35.9 | 31.6 | ns | 34.4 | 33.1 | ns | 30.4 | 39.9 | 1.52* | 33.6 |
No. of items with "likely/very likely" responses in the above 8 items | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 – 6 | 72.2 | 77.3 | ns | 71.5 | 77.0 | ns | 79.3 | 66.5 | 1.94** | 75.0 |
   7 – 8 | 27.8 | 22.7 |  | 28.5 | 23.0 |  | 20.7 | 33.5 |  | 25.0 |
Perceived efficacy of prevention measures (% High/very high) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Quarantine of the infected people | 96.6 | 92.9 | ns | 94.1 | 95.0 | ns | 93.6 | 96.5 | ns | 94.6 |
   Face mask use in public venues | 90.2 | 90.7 | ns | 88.2 | 91.8 | ns | 91.2 | 89.6 | ns | 90.5 |
   Frequent handwashing | 93.2 | 94.1 | ns | 89.2 | 96.2 | 3.06** | 94.2 | 93.1 | ns | 93.6 |
   Home disinfections | 90.2 | 90.3 | ns | 93.5 | 88.3 | ns | 90.6 | 90.2 | ns | 90.3 |
   Mass extermination of poultry | 73.9 | 69.9 | ns | 72.6 | 71.3 | ns | 71.4 | 72.8 | ns | 71.8 |
No. of items with "high/very high" responses in the above 5 items | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 – 3 | 11.1 | 13.4 | ns | 14.0 | 11.4 | ns | 11.2 | 13.9 | ns | 12.3 |
   4 | 28.6 | 32.0 |  | 29.6 | 30.9 |  | 31.0 | 29.5 |  | 30.4 |
   5 | 60.3 | 54.6 |  | 56.5 | 57.7 |  | 57.8 | 56.6 |  | 57.3 |