Table 1.
Characteristics of 1039 Survivors and Univariate Analysis
| Characteristics | Total (N=1039) No. (%) | PTSD (N=95) No. (%) | Non-PTSD (N=944) No. (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 382 | 23 (24.2) | 359 (38.0) | 0.008 |
| Female | 657 | 72 (75.8) | 585 (62.0) | |
| Age | ||||
| <60 years | 512 (49.3) | 37 (38.9) | 475 (50.3) | 0.035 |
| ≥60 years | 527 (50.7) | 58 (61.1) | 469 (49.7) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Han | 964 (92.8) | 85 (89.5) | 879 (93.1) | 0.191 |
| Minorities | 75 (7.2) | 10 (10.5) | 65 (6.9) | |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school or lower | 729 (70.2) | 82 (86.3) | 647 (68.5) | <0.001 |
| Higher than primary school | 310 (29.8) | 13 (13.7) | 297 (31.5) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed or peasant | 737 (70.9) | 80 (84.2) | 657 (69.6) | 0.003 |
| Others | 302 (29.1) | 15 (15.8) | 287 (30.4) | |
| Annual household income | ||||
| RMB 0–20,000 | 603 (58.0) | 75 (78.9) | 528 (55.9) | <0.001 |
| ≥RMB 20,000 | 436 (42.0) | 20 (21.1) | 416 (44.1) | |
| Moving to CRS after earthquake | ||||
| No | 703 (67.7) | 72 (75.8) | 631 (66.8) | 0.076 |
| Yes | 336 (32.3) | 23 (24.2) | 313 (33.2) | |
| Purchasing insurance | ||||
| No | 38 (3.7) | 8 (8.4) | 30 (3.2) | 0.018 |
| Yes | 1001 (96.3) | 87 (91.6) | 914 (96.8) | |
| Playing mahjong | ||||
| No | 697 (67.1) | 71 (74.7) | 626 (66.3) | 0.096 |
| Yes | 342 (32.9) | 24 (25.3) | 318 (33.7) | |
| Drinking alcohol | ||||
| No | 799 (76.9) | 82 (86.3) | 717 (76.0) | 0.022 |
| Yes | 240 (23.1) | 13 (13.7) | 227 (24.0) | |
| House damage in the earthquake | ||||
| Not collapsed | 185 (17.8) | 14 (14.7) | 171 (18.1) | 0.412 |
| Collapsed | 854 (82.2) | 81 (85.3) | 773 (81.9) | |
| Property loss in the earthquake | ||||
| <80% | 179 (17.2) | 11 (11.6) | 168 (17.8) | 0.126 |
| ≥80% | 860 (82.8) | 84 (88.4) | 776 (82.2) | |
| Buried or injured in the earthquake | ||||
| No | 921 (88.6) | 80 (84.2) | 841 (89.1) | 0.153 |
| Yes | 118 (11.4) | 15 (15.8) | 103 (10.9) | |
| Witnessing the injury or death in the earthquake | ||||
| No | 322 (31.0) | 24 (25.3) | 298 (31.6) | 0.205 |
| Yes | 717 (69.0) | 71 (74.7) | 646 (68.4) | |
| Relatives injured during the earthquake | ||||
| No | 695 (66.9) | 54 (56.8) | 641 (67.9) | 0.029 |
| Yes | 344 (33.1) | 41 (43.2) | 303 (32.1) | |
| Immediate families disabled during the earthquakea | ||||
| No | 1009 (97.1) | 90 (94.7) | 919 (97.4) | 0.185 |
| Yes | 30 (2.9) | 5 (5.3) | 25 (2.6) | |
| Immediate families died during the earthquakea | ||||
| No | 954 (91.8) | 72 (75.8) | 882 (93.4) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 85 (8.2) | 23 (24.2) | 62 (6.6) |
Note: aImmediate families refer to parents, spouse and children in this study.
Abbreviations: PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; CRS, Concentrated Rural Settlement.