Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and level of asbestos knowledge
From: Asbestos awareness among the residents of St. Kitts and Nevis: a cross-sectional study
All participants | n (%) | Mean level of asbestos knowledge (SD) | Estimation of level of asbestos knowledge in regression model* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 95% CI | p value | |||||
1009 | (100%) | 3.65 | (2.01) | - | - | - | |
Age group | |||||||
  < 30 years | 261 | (25%) | 2.82 | (2.13) | 0 | (reference) |  |
  30–39 years | 350 | (35%) | 3.92 | (1.78) | 0.217 | (0.066, 0.367) |  < 0.0001 |
  40–49 years | 241 | (24%) | 3.96 | (1.88) | 0.210 | (0.045, 0.374) |  < 0.0001 |
  ≥ 50 years | 157 | (16%) | 3.92 | (2.13) | 0.219 | (0.033, 0.405) |  < 0.0001 |
Gender | |||||||
  Women | 634 | (63%) | 3.63 | (1.98) | 0 | (reference) |  |
  Men | 375 | (37%) | 3.67 | (2.07) | 0.015 | (-0.105, 0.135) | 0.6137 |
Education level | |||||||
  Some secondary | 98 | (10%) | 2.31 | (2.20) | 0 | (reference) |  |
  Completed secondary | 362 | (36%) | 3.40 | (1.98) | 0.252 | (0.039, 0.465) |  < 0.0001 |
  Some tertiary | 321 | (32%) | 3.82 | (1.98) | 0.329 | (0.114, 0.545) |  < 0.0001 |
  Completed university | 228 | (22%) | 4.37 | (1.63) | 0.391 | (0.163, 0.619) |  < 0.0001 |
Residential area | |||||||
  St. Kitts | 757 | (75%) | 3.76 | (1.96) | 0 | (reference) |  |
  Nevis | 252 | (25%) | 3.30 | (2.12) | -0.073 | (-0.207, 0.061) | 0.0139 |
Occupation | |||||||
  Government | 408 | (40%) | 4.02 | (1.85) | 0 | (reference) |  |
  Private | 601 | (60%) | 3.40 | (2.08) | -0.086 | (-0.206, 0.034) | 0.0043 |