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Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia

SND-ID: snd1119-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/3qmz-r537

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Daniel Slunge - University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, Department of Economics orcid

Solveig Jore - Norwegian Institute of Public Health orcid

Karen Angeliki Krogfelt - Statens Serum Institut orcid

Martin Tugwell Jepsen - Statens Serum Institut orcid

Anders Boman - University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, Department of Economics

Research principal

University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, Department of Economics rorId

Description

The dataset contains the variables used in the study "Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia", by Slunge et al 2019. The questionnaire used in the data collection contains additional questions that are not included in this material. Data is available for download in SPSS and STATA format.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

2668 respondents in Denmark, Norway and Sweden aged 18-99 years

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability
A representative sample in terms of age (18–29, 30–44, 45–59 and above 60), gender and region of residence was recruited via telephone registries in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Respondents answered the web-based questionaire online. See the article by Slunge et al for further information.

Time period(s) investigated

2016-10-01 – 2016-10-31

Variables

46

Number of individuals/objects

2668

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2016-10-01 – 2016-10-31
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

School of Business, Economics and Law, Department of Economics

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 714-16

Topic and keywords

Research area

Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Economics (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Natural environment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Borrelia, Tbe, Risk perception

Publications

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Slunge, D., Jore, S., Krogfelt, K. A., Jepsen, M. T., & Boman, A. (n.d.). Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia. In BMC Public Health (No. 1666; Vol. 19). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7977-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7977-5
SwePub: oai:gup.ub.gu.se/290828

Jepsen, M. T., Jokelainen, P., Jore, S., Boman, A., Slunge, D., & Krogfelt, K. A. (n.d.). Protective practices against tick bites in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: a questionnaire-based study. In BMC Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7613-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7613-4
SwePub: oai:gup.ub.gu.se/285965

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Version 1.0. 2019-08-27

Version 1.0: 2019-08-27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/3qmz-r537

Published: 2019-08-27
Last updated: 2023-08-16