Table 3 Self- reported knowledge of infectious diseases according to gender, age and socio-economic status and principal fears of French society, as perceived by the study population: June-July 2006, Lyon-France.
Percentage of subjects with knowledge about infectious diseases (n = 601) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIDS | Avian influenza | Meningitis | Viral hepatitis | Nosocomial infections | SARS | |
Total (%) | 93 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 48 | 23 |
Men (%) | 92 | 74 | 64 | 47* | 45 | 22 |
Women (%) | 93 | 76 | 71 | 65* | 51 | 23 |
Age categories (years) | ||||||
18-24 | 99 | 74 | 63 | 35* | 32* | 19 |
25-34 | 93 | 77 | 66 | 51 | 39* | 20 |
35-44 | 96 | 81 | 77* | 62 | 50 | 24 |
45-59 | 92 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 20 |
60 and over | 88* | 73 | 65 | 59 | 59* | 27 |
Socio-economic status | ||||||
High | 95 | 76 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 25 |
Medium | 94 | 81 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 21 |
Low | 92 | 72 | 67 | 53* | 44* | 22 |
First evoked (%) | 38 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Second evoked (%) | 36 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 23 |
Total (%) | 74 | 62 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
Fears (n = 601) | ||||||
Cancer | Pollution | unemployment | Terrorism | Obesity | Epidemics | |
First evoked (%) | 38 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Second evoked (%) | 36 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 23 |
Total (%) | 74 | 62 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 27 |