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Table. 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study respondents (n = 401)

From: Recreational behaviour, risk perceptions, and protective practices against ticks: a cross-sectional comparative study before and during the lockdown enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

 

N

%

Gender

  

 M

106

26

 F

295

74

Age group (years)

 18–24

67

17

 25–34

204

51

 35–44

76

19

 45–54

34

8.5

 55–64

12

3

 65–74

5

1

 75–84

2

0.5

 > 85

1

0

NUTS1

 RO1

284

71

 RO2

45

11

 RO3

53

13

 RO4

19

5

Child/children under 18 years old

 Yes

123

31

 No

278

69

Owning dog(s)

 Yes

230

57

 No

171

43

Residence type

 Urban apartment

181

45

 Peri-urban/suburban apartment surrounded by forests/trees/shrub with private/common garden

48

12

 Peri-urban/suburban apartment surrounded by a small number of trees and shrubs and no garden

32

8

 Urban house with garden/or surrounded by a small number of trees and shrubs

37

9

 Suburban house with private/shared garden

44

11

 Suburban house without a garden but with access to forest

7

2

 House in rural area

47

12

 Farm

5

1

Change of residence due to COVID-19 lockdown

 Yes

38

9.5

 No

363

90.5

  1. F, female; M, male; T, total; NUTS1, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (macroregions). Romania is divided into four NUTS1 as follows: RO1, Macroregion 1 (North-West and Central); RO2, Macroregion 2 (North-East and South-East), RO3, Macroregion 3 (South-Muntenia and Bucharest-Ilfov), RO4, Macroregion 4 (South-West Oltenia and West)