Volume 9, Number 6—June 2003
Research
Community Reaction to Bioterrorism: Prospective Study of Simulated Outbreak
Cleto DiGiovanni*
, Barbara Reynolds†, Robert Harwell‡, Elliott B. Stonecipher§, and Frederick M. Burkle¶#
, Barbara Reynolds†, Robert Harwell‡, Elliott B. Stonecipher§, and Frederick M. Burkle¶#
Table
Study group characteristics, simulated bioterrorism incident
| Responders (N=39) No (%) | Spouses (N=32) no (%) | Media (N=34) no (%) | Residents (N=48) no (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
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| Male |
24 (61.5) |
12 (37.5) |
21 (61.8) |
22 (45.8) |
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| Female |
15 (38.5) |
20 (62.5) |
13 (38.2) |
26 (54.2) |
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| Age |
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| 18–26 |
7 (17.9) |
6 (18.8) |
4 (11.8) |
4 (8.3) |
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| 27–50 |
30 (76.9) |
22 (68.8) |
23 (67.6) |
19 (39.6) |
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| 51–65 |
2 (5.1) |
3 (9.4) |
6 (17.6) |
11 (22.9) |
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| >65 |
1 (3.1) |
1 (2.9) |
14 (29.2) |
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| Family members in area |
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| Yes |
38 (97.4) |
31 (96.9) |
22 (64.7) |
44 (91.7) |
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| No |
12 (35.3) |
4 (8.3) |
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| No response |
1 (2.6) |
1 (3.1) |
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| Education |
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| Not high school graduate |
1 (3.1) |
1 (2.1) |
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| High school
diploma/equivalency |
7 (17.9) |
8 (25.0) |
6 (12.5) |
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| Some college |
15 (38.5) |
18 (56.3) |
5 (14.7) |
16 (33.3) |
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| College degree |
13 (33.3) |
3 (9.4) |
25 (73.5) |
16 (33.3) |
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| Post-graduate education |
4 (10.3) |
1 (3.1) |
3 (8.8) |
7 (14.6) |
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| No response |
1 (3.1) |
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| Other | 1 (3.0) | 2 (4.2) | ||||
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