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Table 1 Enrollment and selected respondent characteristics

From: Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study

 

Edgewater Beach

Fairhope Beach

Goddard Beach

Total

 

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

Days of Study

   Total

21

25

24

70

Interviews

   Total

1351

2022

2977

6350

Age

   0-4

75(5.7)

241(11.9)

238(8.1)

554(8.8)

   5-11

157(11.8)

377(18.7)

347(11.8)

881(14)

   12-19

201(15.2)

210(10.4)

242(8.2)

653(10.4)

   20-34

453(34.2)

454(22.5)

737(25.1)

1644(26.2)

   35 and over

439(33.1)

739(36.6)

1375(46.8)

2553(40.6)

   Total

1325(100)

2021(100)

2939(100)

6285(100)

Race

   Non-white

551(40.8)

702(34.7)

1090(36.7)

2343(36.9)

   White

798(59.2)

1320(65.3)

1882(63.3)

4000(63.1)

   Total

1349(100)

2022(100)

2972(100)

6343(100)

Sex

   Male

665(49.6)

855(42.3)

1285(43.2)

2805(44.3)

   Female

676(50.4)

1167(57.7)

1689(56.8)

3532(55.7)

   Total

1341(100)

2022(100)

2974(100)

6337(100)

Immersed body in water

   No

605(44.9)

1193(59.2)

1889(63.6)

3687(58.2)

   Yes

741(55.1)

823(40.8)

1080(36.4)

2644(41.8)

   Total

1346(100)

2016(100)

2969(100)

6331(100)

Immersed head in water

   No

915(68.1)

1370(68)

2189(73.8)

4474(70.7)

   Yes

429(31.9)

646(32)

779(26.2)

1854(29.3)

   Total

1344(100)

2016(100)

2968(100)

6328(100)