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Table 2 Prevalence of self-reported stroke by age and gender among urban residents in 2000 and 2011 in Nanjing, China

From: Re-look at socioeconomic inequalities in stroke prevalence among urban Chinese: is the inflexion approaching?

Variables

Prevalence of self-reported stroke (%, n)

Survey 2000 (N = 19,861)

Survey 2011 (N = 7824)

Overall

 

2.1 (416)

5.1 (400)

Age (yrs)

 35–49

0.1 (13)

0.7 (21)

 50–64

1.8 (125)

4.7 (124)

 65+

6.6 (278)

12.7 (255)

Gender

 Women

1.7 (171)

4.3 (168)

 Men

2.5 (245)

5.9 (232)

Education (yrs)

 0–9

2.1 (232)

5.7 (267)

 10–12

1.4 (70)

4.2 (81)

 13+

2.8 (114)

4.3 (52)

Occupation†

 Blue collar

0.9 (91)

2.3 (88)

 White collar

3.4 (325)

7.9 (312)

Healthcare payment

 Insured

2.4 (342)

5.8 (344)

 Non-insured

1.3 (74)

2.9 (56)

  1. †Blue collar = farmer, factory worker, forestry worker, fisher and military person, salespeople, house worker and vehicle driver; White collar = office worker, teacher, doctor and academic researcher, government officer