HEALTH CONSULTATION
HUDSON RIVER PCBS
GLEN FALLS, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK
APPENDIX C - DETAILED DATA TABLES
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| Month | May | 11 | (19.6) | 10 | (20.0) | 8 | (13.3) | 29 | (17.5) | |||||||||||||||
| June | 7 | (12.5) | 12 | (24.0) | 24 | (40.0) | 43 | (25.9) | 5 | (6.6) | 14 | (18.4) | 17 | (12.0) | 36 | (12.2) | ||||||||
| July | 11 | (19.6) | 9 | (18.0) | 21 | (35.0) | 41 | (24.7) | 16 | (21.1) | 19 | (25.0) | 18 | (12.7) | 53 | (18.0) | ||||||||
| August | 5 | (8.9) | 6 | (12.0) | 4 | (6.7) | 15 | (9.0) | 25 | (32.9) | 5 | (6.6) | 43 | (30.3) | 73 | (24.8) | ||||||||
| September | 10 | (17.9) | 6 | (12.0) | 2 | (3.3) | 18 | (10.8) | 28 | (36.8) | 14 | (18.4) | 38 | (26.8) | 80 | (27.2) | ||||||||
| October | 8 | (14.3) | 7 | (14.0) | 1 | (1.7) | 16 | (9.6) | 2 | (2.6) | 24 | (31.6) | 26 | (18.3) | 52 | (17.7) | ||||||||
| Nov.-Dec. | 4 | (7.1) | - | - | - | - | 4 | (2.4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Day | Weekday | 24 | (42.9) | 13 | (26.0) | 34 | (56.7) | 71 | (42.8) | 47 | (61.8) | 33 | (43.4) | 69 | (48.6) | 149 | (50.7) | |||||||
| Weekend | 32 | (57.1) | 37 | (74.0) | 26 | (43.3) | 95 | (57.2) | 29 | (38.2) | 43 | (56.6) | 73 | (51.4) | 145 | (49.3) | ||||||||
| Hour | Morning | 21 | (37.5) | 14 | (28.0) | 15 | (25.0) | 50 | (30.1) | 15 | (19.7) | 9 | (11.8) | 22 | (15.5) | 46 | (15.6) | |||||||
| Afternoon | 17 | (30.4) | 15 | (30.0) | 22 | (36.7) | 54 | (32.5) | 36 | (47.4) | 23 | (30.3) | 90 | (63.4) | 149 | (50.7) | ||||||||
| Evening | 18 | (32.1) | 21 | (42.0) | 16 | (26.7) | 55 | (33.1) | 25 | (32.9) | 44 | (57.9) | 30 | (21.1) | 99 | (33.7) | ||||||||
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | 7 | (11.7) | 7 | (4.2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 56 | (33.7) | 50 | (30.1) | 60 | (36.1) | 166 | (100) | 76 | (25.9) | 76 | (25.9) | 142 | (48.3) | 294 | (100) | ||||||||
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| Area 1 | 56 | (33.7)1 | 76 | (25.9) |
| Thompson Island Pool (RM 187-196) | 7 | (12.5) | 6 | (7.9) |
| Stillwater Pool (RM 167-182) | - | - | 22 | (28.9) |
| Mechanicville-Stillwater (RM 154-166) | 46 | (82.1) | 48 | (63.2) |
| Area 2 | 50 | (30.1) | 76 | (25.9) |
| Albany-Troy (RM 140-153) | 45 | (80.4) | 43 | (56.6) |
| Stuyvesant-Coxsackie (RM 115-139) | 5 | (8.9) | 21 | (27.6) |
| Catskill (RM 110-114) | - | - | 12 | (15.8) |
| Area 3 | 60 | (36.1) | 142 | (48.3) |
| Kingston-Esopus (RM 90-109) | 15 | (26.8) | 6 | (7.9) |
| Poughkeepsie (RM 70-89) | 17 | (30.4) | 18 | (23.7) |
| Hudson Highlands (RM 43-69) | 26 | (46.4) | 54 | (71.1) |
| Haverstraw Bay (RM 34-42) | - | - | 58 | (76.3) |
| Tappan Zee Bridge-Croton Pt (RM 24-33) | 2 | (3.6) | 6 | (7.9) |
| Total | 1661 | 294 | ||
| RM is the river mile index. The value is the number of miles along the river centerline upstream of the Battery. | ||||
| 1 In the 1991-92 survey, the location of 3 responses could not be accurately determined within Area 1. Thus, the totals are larger than the sum of locations that include Area 1 in 1991-92. | ||||
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Table C-3. Demographic characteristics of anglers responding to 1991-92 and 1996 surveys. |
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| Age | <24 yrs | 15 | (26.8) | 11 | (22.0) | 9 | (15.0) | 35 | (21.1) | 19 | (25.0) | 8 | (10.5) | 12 | (8.5) | 39 | (13.3) | |||||||
| 25-34 yrs | 14 | (25.0) | 11 | (22.0) | 19 | (31.7) | 44 | (26.5) | 19 | (25.0) | 26 | (34.2) | 31 | (21.8) | 76 | (25.9) | ||||||||
| 35-44 yrs | 10 | (17.9) | 13 | (26.0) | 16 | (26.7) | 39 | (23.5) | 24 | (31.6) | 22 | (28.9) | 50 | (35.2) | 96 | (32.7) | ||||||||
| 45-59 yrs | 13 | (23.2) | 9 | (18.0) | 10 | (16.7) | 32 | (19.3) | 5 | (6.6) | 13 | (17.1) | 29 | (20.4) | 47 | (16.0) | ||||||||
| 60 + yrs | 4 | (7.1) | 6 | (12.0) | 6 | (10.0) | 16 | (9.6) | 9 | (11.8) | 7 | (9.2) | 19 | (13.4) | 35 | (11.9) | ||||||||
| Refusal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.3) | ||||||||
| Gender | Male | 54 | (96.4) | 43 | (86.0) | 58 | (96.7) | 155 | (93.4) | 65 | (85.5) | 66 | (86.8) | 126 | (88.7) | 257 | (87.4) | |||||||
| Female | 2 | (3.6) | 7 | (14.0) | 2 | (3.3) | 11 | (6.6) | 11 | (14.5) | 10 | (13.2) | 16 | (11.3) | 37 | (12.6) | ||||||||
| Race/ Ethnicity | White | 53 | (94.6) | 42 | (84.0) | 37 | (61.7) | 132 | (79.5) | 75 | (98.7) | 60 | (78.9) | 69 | (48.6) | 204 | (69.4) | |||||||
| Black | 2 | (3.6) | 6 | (12.0) | 16 | (26.7) | 24 | (14.5) | 1 | (1.3) | 6 | (7.9) | 29 | (20.4) | 36 | (12.2) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | - | - | 1 | (2.0) | 6 | (10.0) | 7 | (4.2) | - | - | 3 | (3.9) | 36 | (25.4) | 39 | (13.3) | ||||||||
| Others | 1 | (1.8) | 1 | (2.0) | 1 | (1.7) | 3 | (1.8) | - | - | 7 | (9.2) | 8 | (5.6) | 15 | (5.1) | ||||||||
| Income | <10 K | 9 | (16.1) | 8 | (16.0) | 11 | (18.3) | 28 | (16.9) | 11 | (14.5) | 13 | (17.1) | 20 | (14.1) | 44 | (15.0) | |||||||
| $10-29 K | 18 | (32.1) | 19 | (38.0) | 21 | (35.0) | 58 | (34.9) | 33 | (43.4) | 20 | (26.3) | 28 | (19.7) | 81 | (27.6) | ||||||||
| $30-49 K | 15 | (26.8) | 12 | (24.0) | 15 | (25.0) | 42 | (25.3) | 15 | (19.7) | 27 | (35.5) | 22 | (15.5) | 64 | (21.8) | ||||||||
| 50+ K | 5 | (8.9) | 5 | (10.0) | 7 | (11.7) | 17 | (10.2) | 2 | (2.6) | 12 | (15.8) | 14 | (9.9) | 28 | (9.5) | ||||||||
| Refusal | 9 | (16.1) | 6 | (12.0) | 6 | (10.0) | 21 | (12.7) | 15 | (19.7) | 4 | (5.3) | 58 | (40.8) | 77 | (26.2) | ||||||||
| Household | 1 person | 11 | (19.6) | 7 | (14.0) | 9 | (15.0) | 27 | (16.3) | 8 | (10.5) | 10 | (13.2) | 16 | (11.3) | 34 | (11.6) | |||||||
| 2 people | 17 | (30.4) | 11 | (22.0) | 13 | (21.7) | 41 | (24.7) | 21 | (27.6) | 27 | (35.5) | 48 | (33.8) | 96 | (32.7) | ||||||||
| 3 people | 15 | (26.8) | 16 | (32.0) | 12 | (20.0) | 43 | (25.9) | 14 | (18.4) | 23 | (30.3) | 17 | (12.0) | 54 | (18.4) | ||||||||
| 4 people | 9 | (16.1) | 5 | (10.0) | 11 | (18.3) | 25 | (15.1) | 20 | (26.3) | 10 | (13.2) | 27 | (19.0) | 57 | (19.4) | ||||||||
| 5 + people | 4 | (7.1) | 11 | (22.0) | 15 | (25.0) | 30 | (18.1) | 13 | (17.1) | 6 | (7.9) | 34 | (23.9) | 53 | (18.0) | ||||||||
| License | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | (85.5) | 58 | (76.3) | 46 | (32.4) | 169 | (57.5) | |||||||
| No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | (14.5) | 18 | (23.7) | 96 | (67.6) | 125 | (42.5) | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 56 | (33.7) | 50 | (30.1) | 60 | (36.1) | 166 | (100) | 76 | (25.9) | 76 | (25.9) | 142 | (48.3) | 294 | (100) | ||||||||
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Table C-4. Angler awareness of health advisories. Responses to Question 32. |
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| Age | <24 yrs | 6 | (17.1) | 14 | (40.0) | 15 | (42.9) | 35 | (21.1) | 16 | (41.0) | 9 | (23.1) | 14 | (35.9) | 39 | (13.3) | |||||||
| 25-34 yrs | 23 | (52.3) | 12 | (27.3) | 9 | (20.5) | 44 | (26.5) | 38 | (50.0) | 14 | (18.4) | 24 | (31.6) | 76 | (25.9) | ||||||||
| 35-44 yrs | 28 | (71.8) | 5 | (12.8) | 6 | (15.4) | 39 | (23.5) | 54 | (56.3) | 11 | (11.5) | 31 | (32.3) | 96 | (32.7) | ||||||||
| 45-59 yrs | 19 | (59.4) | 7 | (21.9) | 6 | (18.8) | 32 | (19.3) | 19 | (40.4) | 4 | (8.5) | 24 | (51.1) | 47 | (16.0) | ||||||||
| 60 + yrs | 9 | (56.3) | 5 | (31.3) | 2 | (12.5) | 16 | (9.6) | 18 | (51.4) | 5 | (14.3) | 12 | (34.3) | 35 | (11.9) | ||||||||
| Refusal | 1 | (100) | 1 | (0.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | 83 | (53.5) | 36 | (23.2) | 36 | (23.2) | 155 | (93.4) | 135 | (52.5) | 31 | (12.1) | 91 | (35.4) | 257 | (87.4) | |||||||
| Female | 2 | (18.2) | 7 | (63.6) | 2 | (18.2) | 11 | (6.6) | 10 | (27.0) | 12 | (32.4) | 15 | (40.5) | 37 | (12.6) | ||||||||
| Race/ Ethnicity |
White | 66 | (50.0) | 37 | (28.0) | 29 | (22.0) | 132 | (79.5) | 129 | (63.2) | 31 | (15.2) | 44 | (21.6) | 204 | (69.4) | |||||||
| Black | 14 | (58.3) | 3 | (12.5) | 7 | (29.2) | 24 | (14.5) | 8 | (22.2) | 6 | (16.7) | 22 | (61.1) | 36 | (12.2) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 3 | (42.9) | 2 | (28.6) | 2 | (28.6) | 7 | (4.2) | 5 | (12.8) | 1 | (2.6) | 33 | (84.6) | 39 | (13.3) | ||||||||
| Others | 2 | (66.7) | 1 | (33.3) | 3 | (1.8) | 3 | (20.0) | 5 | (33.3) | 7 | (46.7) | 15 | (5.1) | ||||||||||
| Income | <10 K | 6 | (21.4) | 14 | (50.0) | 8 | (28.6) | 28 | (16.9) | 15 | (34.1) | 10 | (22.7) | 19 | (43.2) | 44 | (15.0) | |||||||
| $10-29 K | 31 | (53.4) | 18 | (31.0) | 9 | (15.5) | 58 | (34.9) | 40 | (49.4) | 17 | (21.0) | 24 | (29.6) | 81 | (27.6) | ||||||||
| $30-49 K | 30 | (71.4) | 4 | (9.5) | 8 | (19.0) | 42 | (25.3) | 48 | (75.0) | 4 | (6.3) | 12 | (18.8) | 64 | (21.8) | ||||||||
| 50+ K | 10 | (58.8) | 2 | (11.8) | 5 | (29.4) | 17 | (10.2) | 19 | (67.9) | 4 | (14.3) | 5 | (17.9) | 28 | (9.5) | ||||||||
| Refusal | 8 | (38.1) | 5 | (23.8) | 8 | (38.1) | 21 | (12.7) | 23 | (29.9) | 8 | (10.4) | 46 | (59.7) | 77 | (26.2) | ||||||||
| Area | 1 | 31 | (55.4) | 13 | (23.2) | 12 | (21.4) | 56 | (33.7) | 57 | (75.0) | 15 | (19.7) | 4 | (5.3) | 76 | (25.9) | |||||||
| 2 | 21 | (42.0) | 14 | (28.0) | 15 | (30.0) | 50 | (30.1) | 44 | (57.9) | 23 | (30.3) | 9 | (11.8) | 76 | (25.9) | ||||||||
| 3 | 33 | (55.0) | 16 | (26.7) | 11 | (18.3) | 60 | (36.1) | 44 | (31.0) | 5 | (3.5) | 93 | (65.5) | 142 | (48.3) | ||||||||
| License | Yes | 123 | (72.8) | 24 | (14.2) | 22 | (13.0) | 169 | (57.5) | |||||||||||||||
| No | 22 | (17.6) | 19 | (15.2) | 84 | (67.2) | 125 | (42.5) | ||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 85 | (51.2) | 43 | (25.9) | 38 | (22.9) | 166 | (100) | 145 | (49.3) | 43 | (14.6) | 106 | (36.1) | 294 | (100) | ||||||||
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Table C-5. How anglers became aware of health advisories and their general opinion of them. |
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12 | (38.7) | 13 | (61.9) | 6 | (18.2) | 31 | (36.5) | 23 | (40.4) | 22 | (50.0) | 19 | (43.2) | 64 |
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8 | (25.8) | 5 | (23.8) | 17 | (51.5) | 30 | (35.3) | 6 | (10.5) | 9 | (20.5) | 11 | (25.0) | 26 |
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2 | (6.5) | - | - | - | - | 2 | (2.4) | 13 | (22.8) | 7 | (15.9) | - | - | 20 |
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9 | (29.0) | 2 | (9.5) | 9 | (27.3) | 20 | (23.5) | 8 | (14.0) | 2 | (4.5) | 12 | (27.3) | 22 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | (4.5) | - | - | 2 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | (1.8) | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | (1.8) | 1 | (2.3) | 2 | (4.5) | 4 |
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- | - | 1 | (4.8) | 1 | (3.0) | 2 | (2.4) | 5 | (8.8) | 1 | (2.3) | - | - | 6 |
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Do you agree that health advisories
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Yes
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16 | (51.6) | 12 | (57.1) | 11 | (33.3) | 39 | (45.9) | 33 | (57.9) | 33 | (75.0) | 30 | (68.2) | 96 |
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No
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14 | (45.2) | 7 | (33.3) | 14 | (42.4) | 35 | (41.2) | 16 | (28.1) | 8 | (18.2) | - | - | 24 |
(16.6)
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No opinion
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1 | (3.2) | 2 | (9.5) | 8 | (24.2) | 11 | (12.9) | 8 | (14.0) | 3 | (6.8) | 14 | (31.8) | 25 |
(17.2)
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Do you agree that health advisories
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Yes
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6 | (19.4) | 5 | (23.8) | 14 | (42.4) | 25 | (29.4) | 2 | (3.5) | 8 | (18.2) | 1 | (2.3) | 11 |
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No
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24 | (77.4) | 13 | (61.9) | 14 | (42.4) | 51 | (60.0) | 40 | (70.2) | 30 | (68.2) | 12 | (27.3) | 82 |
(56.6)
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No opinion
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1 | (3.2) | 3 | (14.3) | 5 | (15.2) | 9 | (10.6) | 15 | (26.3) | 6 | (13.6) | 31 | (70.5) | 52 |
(35.9)
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Have you made any changes since learning
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Yes
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12 | (38.7) | 11 | (52.4) | 12 | (36.4) | 35 | (41.2) | 23 | (40.4) | 4 | (9.1) | 18 | (40.9) | 45 |
(31.0)
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No
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19 | (61.3) | 10 | (47.6) | 21 | (63.6) | 50 | (58.8) | 34 | (59.6) | 40 | (90.9) | 26 | (59.1) | 100 |
(69.0)
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31 | (36.5) | 21 | (24.7) | 33 | (38.8) | 85 | (100) | 57 | (39.3) | 44 | (30.3) | 44 | (30.3) | 145 |
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Appendix C (cont.) Table of Contents
