TABLES
S.1. Use of Personal Pesticides by Form ....................... xviii
S.2. Use of Personal Pesticides by Imputed Active Ingredient .......
xix
S.3. Use of Field Pesticides by Form..........................
xx
S.4. Average Frequency of Use and Percentiles for Frequency of
Use Among Those Who Took PB Pills ...................... xxiii
1.1. Pesticides Used or Potentially Used During ODS/DS ..........
5
2.1. Survey Instrument Outline .............................
10
2.2. Possible Pesticides Used in Different Types of Situations .......
12
2.3. Survey Response Rates ................................
15
2.4. Sample and Population Demographics ....................
16
3.1. Percentage of Gulf War Veterans Who Reported Seeing Each
Type of Pest for the Total Population and by Service ...........
21
3.2. Percentage of Gulf War Veterans Who Used Each Form of
Personal Pesticide for the Total Population and by Service ......
22
3.3. Percentage of Gulf War Veterans Who Used or Observed the
Use of Each Form of Field Pesticide for the Total Population
and by Service.......................................
22
3.4. Tabulations for the Use of Personal Sprays by Self ............
23
3.5. Tabulations for the Use of Personal Liquids by Self ...........
26
3.6. Tabulations for the Use of Personal Lotions by Self ...........
27
3.7. Tabulations for the Use of Personal Powders by Self ..........
28
3.8. Tabulations for the Use of Flea or Tick Collars by Self .........
29
3.9. Tabulations for the Use of Other Personal Products by Self .....
31
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3.10. Tabulations for the Use of DEET by Self and Others ...........
32
3.11. Tabulations for the Use of Permethrin for Personal Use by
Self and Others ......................................
33
3.12. Tabulations for the Use of Sulfur (Benzocaine) for Personal
Use by Self and Others ................................
34
3.13. Tabulations for the Field Use of Aerosols by Self and
Others ............................................
35
3.14. Tabulations for the Field Use of Other Sprays by Self and
Others ............................................
36
3.15. Tabulations for the Field Use of Pellets, Crystals, and
Granules by Self and Others.............................
38
3.16. Tabulations for the Field Use of Powders by Self and
Others ............................................
39
3.17. Tabulations for the Field Use of Liquids by Self and Others ......
40
3.18. Tabulations for the Use of No-Pest Strips by Self and
Others ............................................
41
3.19. Tabulations for the Field Use of Other Pesticides by Self and
Others ............................................
42
4.1. Where Service Members Stayed Most of the Time During
the Survey Month ....................................
44
4.2. Where Service Members Worked Most of the Time During
the Survey Month ....................................
44
4.3. Where Service Members Slept Most of the Time During the
Survey Month .......................................
45
4.4. Type of Latrine Facilities Available to Service Members Who
Reported Sleeping in a Building, Warehouse, or Tent ..........
45
4.5. Where Service Members Ate Most of the Time During the
Survey Month .......................................
46
4.6. Among Those Reporting “Some Other Place,” Where
Service Members Ate Most of the Time During the Survey
Month ............................................
47
4.7. Percentage Change from Baseline in the Odds of Use of
Personal Pesticides by Form and Demographic
Characteristics ......................................
48
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4.8. Percentage Change from Baseline in the Odds of Use of
Field Pesticides by Form and Demographic Characteristics .....
49
4.9. Percentage Change from Baseline in Average Use of
Personal Pesticides by Form and Demographic
Characteristics ......................................
50
4.10. Percentage Change from Baseline in Average Use of Field
Pesticides by Form and Demographic Characteristics..........
51
5.1. Estimated Fraction of the In-Theater Gulf War Population
Who Took PB Pills ....................................
61
5.2. Average Frequency of Use and Percentiles for Frequency of
Use Among Those Who Took PB Pills ......................
62
5.3. Daily Frequency of Use and Number of Days Used in the
Month Surveyed Among Those Who Took Three or More PB
Pills per Day ........................................
62
5.4. Estimated Number in the Population Exceeding the
Frequency per Month Both for Taking PB Pills and for Using
Personal Pesticides ...................................
64
B.1. Number of Personnel in the Sampling Frame by Service ........
76
B.2. Marine Corps RUCs Identified as Being at Sea ...............
80
B.3. Air Force Location Codes Defined to Be in the Survey Area ......
81
B.4. Food Service Military Occupational Specialties to Be
Oversampled........................................
87
B.5. Tabulations of the Sampling Frame by Service and
Categories to Be Oversampled ...........................
88
B.6. The Oversampling Scheme .............................
90
B.7. The Initial Sample Size Defined to Achieve 2,000 Complete
Final Responses .....................................
92
B.8. Navy Units That Were Classified as Ashore Units .............
93
C.1. Rules for Mapping Personal-Use Pesticide Products to
Active Ingredients .................................... 100
C.2. Rules for Mapping Personal-Use Pesticide Products to
Active Ingredients Given “Other” Names (Not Listed in the
Survey) ............................................ 100
C.3. Rules for Mapping Unnamed Personal-Use Pesticide
Products, by Color, Smell, and Use to Active Ingredients ....... 101
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C.4. Rules for Mapping Personal-Use Pesticide Products, Where
“Other” Response Reflected That the Pesticide Was Military
Issue (and It Did Not Otherwise Classify) ................... 102
D.1. Correlates of Recall ................................... 112
D.2. Self-Reported Health Status............................. 113
D.3. Coefficients from a Regression of Levels and Changes
Between Surveys on Health Measures and Question
Wording ........................................... 114
D.4. Awareness of Gulf War Issues ........................... 115
D.5. Percentage Reporting Field Use of Pesticides Across
Surveys ............................................ 116