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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the general population according to the place of residence during the eruption (western region/eastern region)

From: Health impact of the Tajogaite volcano eruption in La Palma population (ISVOLCAN study): rationale, design, and preliminary results from the first 1002 participants

 

TOTAL

(N = 857)

WESTERN REGION

(N = 662)

EASTERN REGION

(N = 195)

p

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age (years) mean (SD)

50.8 (16.4)

50.9 (16.6)

50.4 (15.9)

0.683

Gender (Female)

522 (60.9)

415 (62.7)

107 (54.9)

0.049

Educational level

    

No studies

47 (5.7)

37 (5.8)

10 (5.2)

0.212

Elementary

219 (26.4)

176 (27.5)

43 (22.5)

 

Secondary education

361 (43.5)

280 (43.8)

81 (42.4)

 

University degree

203 (24.5)

146 (22.8)

57 (29.8)

 

Employment status (before eruption)

    

Retired

154 (18.0)

120 (18.1)

34 (17.4)

0.067

Employee

474 (55.3)

353 (53.3)

121 (62.1)

 

Unemployed with benefits

65 (7.6)

54 (8.2)

11 (5.6)

 

Unemployed without benefits

113 (13.2)

90 (13.6)

23 (11.8)

 

Temporary incapacity

12 (1.4)

9 (1.4)

3 (1.5)

 

Permanent incapacity

30 (3.5)

27 (4.1)

3 (1.5)

 

Student

9 (1.1)

9 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Employment status (during eruption)

    

Retired

154 (18.0)

120 (18.1)

34 (17.4)

0.047

Employee

458 (53.4)

341 (51.5)

117 (60.0)

 

Unemployed with benefits

82 (9.6)

68 (10.3)

14 (7.2)

 

Unemployed without benefits

103 (12.0)

82 (12.4)

21 (10.8)

 

Temporary incapacity

15 (1.8)

10 (1.5)

5 (2.6)

 

Permanent incapacity

36 (4.2)

32 (4.8)

4 (2.1)

 

Student

9 (1.1)

9 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. SD: standard deviation