Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of survivors of stroke: CHNS 2006–2015

Characteristic	Total		Stroke survivors		Non-stroke		P value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	36,076	100.0	458	100.0	35,618	100.0
Male	17,285	47.9	297	64.8	16,988	47.7	<.0001
Age group
< 55 years	21,479	59.5	52	11.4	21,427	60.2	<.0001
≥ 55 years	14,597	40.5	406	88.6	14,191	39.8
Married
Single	2353	6.5	3	0.7	2350	6.6	<.0001
Married	30,112	83.5	367	80.1	29,745	83.5
Divorced/widowed/separated	3474	9.6	86	18.8	3388	9.5
Refuse to answer	137	0.4	2	0.4	135	0.4
Education level
Primary/illiterate	14,810	41.1	280	61.1	14,530	40.8	<.0001
Junior school	11,905	33.0	97	21.2	11,808	33.2
High school /above	9361	26.0	81	17.7	9280	26.1
Household income per capita
Lower tertile	12,621	35.0	194	42.4	12,427	34.9	0.0033
Middle tertile	11,993	33.2	130	28.4	11,863	33.3
Upper tertile	11,462	31.8	134	29.3	11,328	31.8
Employed	20,537	56.9	81	17.7	20,456	57.4	<.0001
Medical Insurance
Non	6332	17.6	69	15.1	6263	17.6	0.0024
Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance	6427	17.8	112	24.5	6315	17.7
Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance	3561	9.9	42	9.2	3519	9.9
New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance	18,536	51.4	226	49.3	18,310	51.4
Commercial and other insurance	1220	3.4	9	2.0	1211	3.4
Urbanization stratum
City	5034	14.0	85	18.6	4949	13.9	0.002
Suburban	6744	18.7	67	14.6	6677	18.7
Town or county capital	5786	16.0	87	19.0	5699	16.0
Rural village	18,512	51.3	219	47.8	18,293	51.4
Region
North	15,295	42.4	234	51.1	15,061	42.3	0.0002
South	20,781	57.6	224	48.9	20,557	57.7
Wave
2006	8002	22.2	72	15.7	7930	22.3	0.0071
2009	9650	26.8	128	27.9	9522	26.7
2011	9220	25.6	135	29.5	9085	25.5
2015	9204	25.5	123	26.9	9081	25.5
Comorbid chronic conditions
Hypertension	10,289	28.5	346	75.5	9943	27.9	<.0001
Diabetes	1018	2.8	45	9.8	973	2.7	<.0001
Obesity	3623	10.0	58	12.7	3565	10.0	0.0603
Impaired cognitive function	2862	41.85	112	65.1	2750	41.2	<.0001