Table 5.
Occupations of spinal cord injury in China.
| Study author (year) | Province | Total cases | Farmer or peasant | Worker or laborer | Civil servants or office workers | Students or teacher | Retired or unemployed | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li et al. (17) | Beijing | 1,079 | 86 (32.6%) | 79 (29.9%) | 19 (7.2%) | N | N | 80 (30.3%) |
| Zhou et al. (19) | Tianjin | 354 | 115 | 86 | 26 | 13 | 102 | 12 |
| Feng et al. (22) | Tianjin | 239 | 20.1% | 15.1% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 53.5% | 4.2% |
| Ning et al. (24) | Chongqing | 554 | 177 | 131 | 20 | 12 | 145 | 69 |
| Yang et al. (25) | Guangdong | 1,340 | 139 (10.4%) | 68 (5.1%) | 53 (4%) | 708 (52.8%) | 23 (1.7%) | 349 (26.1%) |
| Wang et al. (26) | Anhui | 761 | 435 (57.2%) | 186 (13.3%) | 26 (3.4%) | 20 (2.6%) | N | 94 (12.4%) |
| Chen et al. (27) | Heilongjiang | 232 | 82 (35.34%) | 25 (10.78%) | 37 (15.95%) | 15 (6.47%) | 51 (21.98%) | 22 (9.48) |
| Yang et al. (33) | Guangdong | 3,832 | 873 (22.8%) | 1,387 (36.2%) | N | N | 798 (20.8%) | 774 (20.1%) |
N, not reported.