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Table 1 Characteristics of Merrimack Community Survey Participants

From: Making the invisible visible: results of a community-led health survey following PFAS contamination of drinking water in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Merrimack Community Health Survey

Frequency (n = 596)

Percent

City of Residence

 Merrimack

579

97.1

 Other

15

2.5

 Missing

2

0.3

Gender

 Female

285

47.8

 Male

241

40.4

 Missing

70

11.7

Age

  < 18

91

15.3

 19–44

163

27.3

 45–64 y

155

26

 Over 65 y

69

11.6

 Missing

118

19.8

Worked at Saint-Gobain /Chemfab

 Yes

10

1.7

 No

564

94.6

 Missing

22

3.7

Water source

 Private Well

56

9.4

 Town Water

535

89.8

 Missing

5

0.8

Water filtration prior to PFAS concerns

 Yes

78

13.1

 No

502

84.2

 Missing

16

2.7

Years of residence in Merrimack

 1–2 y

70

11.7

 3–17 y

275

46.1

 18–30 y

153

25.7

 Over 30 y

64

10.7

 Missing

34

5.7

Participated in Department of Health and Human Services blood test program

 Yes

34

5.7

 No

543

91.1

 Missing

19

3.2

New health concerns since living in the community

 Yes

165

27.7

 No

338

56.7

 Missing

93

15.6