Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the 2020 and 2022 survey respondents, Fukuoka, Japan.
From: Survey reveals heatstroke awareness and prevention in Fukuoka City, Japan
Variables | Percentages in % (95% Confidence interval) | Past experience of HS (%) | Knowledge on HS symptoms (%) | HS preventive measures (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NE | E | LN | MW | LP | MP | HP | ||
Past experience of HS Not experienced Experienced | 21.2 [18.85, 23.68] 78.8 [76.32, 81.15] | p = 0.326 | p = 0.035 | |||||
11.6 9.4 | 88.4 90.6 | 6.2 7.6 | 30.2 38.1 | 63.6 54.3 | ||||
Knowledge on HS symptoms Less to no information Moderate to well-known | 9.9 [8.22, 11.78] 90.1 [88.22, 91.78] | p = 0.326 | p < 0.001 | |||||
24.8 20.8 | 75.2 79.2 | 16.8 6.2 | 42.5 35.8 | 40.7 58.0 | ||||
HS preventive measures Less prevention Moderate prevention High prevention | 7.3 [5.83, 8.93] 36.4 [33.63, 39.29] 56.3 [53.37, 59.21] | p = 0.035 | p < 0.001 | |||||
18.1 17.6 23.9 | 81.9 82.4 76.1 | 22.9 11.5 7.2 | 77.1 88.5 92.8 | |||||
Checking weather forecasts No Yes | 1.5 [0.87, 2.37] 98.5 [97.63, 99.13] | p = 0.403 | p = 0.007 | p = 0.011 | ||||
29.4 21.1 | 70.6 78.9 | 29.4 9.6 | 70.6 90.4 | 23.5 7.0 | 47.1 36.3 | 29.4 56.7 | ||
Occupation Employed Unemployed Students | 67.3 [64.53, 70.05] 27.1 [24.50, 29.74] 5.6 [4.34, 7.10] | p < 0.001 | p = 0.088 | p < 0.001 | ||||
18.6 30.4 7.8 | 81.4 69.6 92.2 | 9.6 12.0 3.1 | 90.4 88.0 96.9 | 7.8 4.5 14.1 | 41.6 23.6 35.9 | 50.6 71.9 50.0 | ||
Type of living house Owned house Others | 58.4 [55.49, 61.23] 41.6 [38.72, 44.51] | p = 0.156 | p = 0.159 | p < 0.001 | ||||
22.6 19.2 | 77.4 80.8 | 8.9 11.4 | 91.1 88.6 | 5.4 9.9 | 33.1 41.1 | 61.5 49.0 | ||
Age-sex composite variable Young males Young females Middle-aged males Middle-aged females Old males Old females | 7.3 [5.83, 8.93] 7.6 [6.15, 9.31] 26.2 [23.65, 28.83] 27.2 [24.58, 29.83] 13.1 [11.23, 15.23] 18.6 [16.43, 21.03] | p < 0.001 | p = 0.004 | p < 0.001 | ||||
7.2 8.1 16.1 21.3 24.7 36.6 | 92.8 91.9 83.9 78.7 75.3 63.4 | 7.2 5.8 10.7 6.8 18.0 10.3 | 92.8 94.2 89.3 93.2 82.0 89.7 | 22.9 9.2 8.4 3.9 11.3 0.9 | 39.7 47.1 51.8 29.0 32.0 23.0 | 37.3 43.7 39.8 67.1 56.7 76.1 | ||
Year of survey 2020 2022 | 47.5 [44.62, 50.49] 52.5 [49.51, 55.38] | p = 0.657 | p = 0.125 | p < 0.001 | ||||
20.6 21.7 | 79.4 78.3 | 8.5 11.2 | 91.5 88.8 | 11.4 3.5 | 42.4 31.1 | 46.2 65.4 | ||
