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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants at T1 and T2 and nonparticipants in the health survey for the entire cohort of residents affected by the fireworks disaster in Enschede

Characteristic	Participated at T1 & TT2 of the health survey N = 1116	Did not participate in the health survey N = 3285
Female gender %	54.8	45.7 ***
Age
18 – 24	10.0	22.8 ***
25 – 44	45.0	39.9
45 – 64	34.4	22.6
≥ 65	10.6	14.7
Family situation %
Living alone	33.1	47.3 ***
Living with partner	59.9	43.1
Child living with parents	2.2	4.4
Single parent	4.8	5.2
Low educational level %
Immigrant status %	25.7	23.4
Relocated %	19.1	23.9 ***

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