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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the individuals participating in the survey

From: Cultural perception of triatomine bugs and Chagas disease in Bolivia: a cross-sectional field study

Socio-demographic characteristics

Ayoreo (n = 50)

Chiquitano (n = 120)

Guarani (n = 87)

Quechua (n = 72)

Citizens L.P. (n = 89)

Citizens S.C. (n = 62)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Male

26 (52.0)

58 (48.3)

26 (29.9)

35 (48.6)

43 (48.3)

33 (53.2)

 Female

24 (48.0)

62 (51.7)

61 (70.1)

37 (51.4)

46 (51.7)

29 (46.8)

Age group

 10–20

5 (10.0)

9 (7.5)

7 (8.0)

12 (16.7)

13 (14.6)

11 (17.7)

 21–40

18 (36.0)

45 (37.5)

29 (33.3)

34 (47.2)

45 (50.6)

24 (38.7)

 41–60

20 (40.0)

35 (29.2)

40 (46.0)

19 (26.4)

21 (23.6)

15 (24.2)

 61–80

7 (14.0)

31 (25.8)

11 (12.6)

7 (9.7)

10 (11.2)

12 (19.4)

Educational level

 None

10 (20.0)

0 (0)

5 (5.7)

9 (12.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Primary

39 (78.0)

62 (51.7)

74 (85.1)

53 (73.6)

26 (29.2)

13 (21.0)

 Secondary

1 (2.0)

48 (40)

7 (8.0)

9 (12.5)

36 (40.4)

30 (48.4)

 University

0 (0.0)

10 (8.3)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.4)

27 (30.3)

19 (30.6)

  1. Abbreviations: L.P., La Paz; S.C., Santa Cruz