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Table 1 Frequency distribution and socio-demographic characteristics of the participants stratified by region and in total

From: Perceived annoyance from environmental odors and association with atmospheric ammonia levels in non-urban residential communities: a cross-sectional study

 

Region

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

Total

Gender[a]

       

Male

64 (7)

53 (17)

67 (20)

34 (11)

48 (15)

50 (22)

51 (92)

Female

36 (4)

47 (15)

33 (10)

66 (21)

52 (16)

50 (22)

49 (88)

Age (years)[b]

57 ± 8

53 ± 15

59 ± 12

47 ± 14

52 ± 15

54 ± 16

54 ± 16

Current smoking habit[a]

       

Yes

27 (3)

16 (5)

17 (5)

16 (5)

6 (2)

61 (27)

26 (47)

No

73 (8)

84 (27)

83 (25)

84 (27)

94 (29)

39 (17)

74 (133)

Childhood living environment[a]

       

Countryside

18 (2)

47 (2)

37 (15)

38 (11)

48 (12)

39 (15)

40 (72)

Village

36 (4)

34 (11)

23 (7)

41 (13)

26 (8)

30 (13)

31 (56)

Town or city

45 (5)

19 (6)

40 (12)

22 (7)

26 (8)

32 (14)

29 (52)

Years living in the area[b]

19 ± 14

31 ± 19

31 ± 20

26 ± 19

27 ± 19

31 ± 20

29 ± 19

Children living in the household[a]

       

No children

91 (10)

69 (22)

80 (24)

56 (18)

55 (17)

61 (27)

66 (118)

A least one child <2 years old

9 (1)

3 (1)

3 (1)

16 (5)

19 (6)

5 (2)

9 (16)

A least one child 2–10 years old

0 (0)

13 (4)

7 (2)

22 (7)

6 (2)

18 (8)

13 (23)

A least one child 11–18 years old

0 (0)

16 (5)

10 (3)

6 (2)

19 (6)

16 (7)

13 (23)

Time spent at home (h/wk)[b]

129 ± 30

114 ± 31

124 ± 38

114 ± 33

110 ± 33

109 ± 48

115 ± 38

Current job[a]

       

Agriculture related

0 (0)

6 (2)

3 (1)

3 (1)

6 (2)

7 (3)

5 (9)

Not-agriculture related

100 (11)

94 (30)

97 (29)

97 (31)

94 (29)

93 (41)

95 (171)

  1. [a]% (number of respondents).
  2. [b] mean ± standard deviation.