40–74 age group Responses to stroke, N (%) | 75–99 age group Responses to stroke, N (%) | |||||
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Variables | Self-observation at home | Wait for family | Call EMS | Self-observation at home | Wait for family | Call EMS |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1858 (3.1) | 19,424 (32.2) | 38,988 (64.7) | 313 (3.2) | 3237 (33.4) | 6141 (63.4) |
Female | 2054 (2.8) | 22,647 (31.3) | 47,688 (65.9) | 425 (3.8) | 3720 (32.9) | 7156 (63.3) |
Site | ||||||
Urban | 2301 (3.4) | 15,835 (23.2) | 50,155 (73.4) | 360 (3.4) | 2909 (27.3) | 7401 (69.3) |
Rural | 1611 (2.5) | 26,236 (40.8) | 36,521 (56.7) | 378 (3.7) | 4048 (39.2) | 5896 (57.1) |
Regions | ||||||
North + Northeast | 143 (1.4) | 3075 (30.1) | 6991 (68.5) | 16 (1.7) | 291 (31.0) | 633 (67.3) |
East | 1136 (2.7) | 12,447 (30.1) | 27,800 (67.2) | 193 (3.5) | 1796 (32.2) | 3585 (64.2) |
Central | 1797 (4.4) | 12,645 (30.6) | 26,842 (65.0) | 354 (4.9) | 2346 (32.2) | 4582 (62.9) |
South | 429 (3.2) | 5108 (37.6) | 8039 (59.2) | 72 (2.1) | 1019 (29.3) | 2382 (68.6) |
Southwest | 254 (1.7) | 3712 (25.3) | 10,698 (73.0) | 64 (3.0) | 687 (31.9) | 1404 (65.1) |
Northwest | 153 (1.3) | 5084 (44.1) | 6306 (54.6) | 39 (2.5) | 818 (52.2) | 711 (45.3) |
Education | ||||||
≤ Primary | 1286 (2.5) | 21,065 (40.9) | 29,192 (56.6) | 426 (3.1) | 4802 (34.9) | 8527 (62.0) |
Middle/High school | 2361 (3.3) | 19,060 (26.5) | 50,583 (70.2) | 288 (4.6) | 1842 (29.4) | 4144 (66.0) |
≥ College | 265 (2.9) | 1945 (21.4) | 6900 (75.7) | 24 (2.5) | 312 (32.5) | 624 (65.0) |
Annual Incomea, US $ | ||||||
< 731 | 911 (2.8) | 14,958 (46.5) | 16,314 (50.7) | 253 (3.1) | 3252 (40.2) | 4588 (56.7) |
731–2923 | 1322 (2.9) | 15,076 (32.7) | 29,705 (64.4) | 229 (3.7) | 2013 (32.1) | 4019 (64.2) |
> 2923 | 1679 (3.1) | 12,001 (22.1) | 40,653 (74.8) | 256 (3.8) | 1688 (25.5) | 4685 (70.7) |
Living Statusb | ||||||
Alone | 87 (3.0) | 772 (26.3) | 2075 (70.7) | 38 (2.7) | 424 (29.8) | 960 (67.5) |
With spouse | 3501 (2.9) | 38,976 (31.8) | 79,941 (65.3) | 569 (3.5) | 5414 (33.5) | 10,175 (63.0) |
With others | 317 (4.6) | 2241 (32.6) | 4326 (62.8) | 128 (3.8) | 1104 (33.0) | 2111 (63.2) |
Children number | ||||||
0 | 29 (2.6) | 300 (26.9) | 785 (70.5) | 3 (2.7) | 36 (32.1) | 73 (65.2) |
1 | 1376 (3.3) | 8712 (20.8) | 31,818 (75.9) | 115 (6.6) | 541 (30.9) | 1096 (62.5) |
2–3 | 1887 (2.4) | 28,847 (36.4) | 48,514 (61.2) | 388 (3.1) | 3969 (31.8) | 8110 (65.1) |
≥ 4 | 619 (6.1) | 4176 (41.0) | 5383 (52.9) | 232 (3.5) | 2407 (36.3) | 3999 (60.2) |
Stroke in others c | ||||||
No | 2787 (2.6) | 34,582 (32.4) | 69,340 (65.0) | 513 (3.1) | 5545 (33.0) | 10,729 (63.9) |
Yes | 1125 (4.3) | 7488 (28.9) | 17,336 (66.8) | 225 (5.3) | 1412 (33.6) | 2568 (61.1) |
Avenuesd | ||||||
1 | 1790 (2.9) | 24,059 (38.9) | 35,987 (58.2) | 355 (3.6) | 3942 (39.8) | 5605 (56.6) |
2–3 | 2034 (3.2) | 16,518 (26.3) | 44,341 (70.5) | 374 (3.6) | 2817 (27.1) | 7203 (69.3) |
4–6 | 88 (1.1) | 1471 (18.6) | 6346 (80.3) | 9 (1.3) | 194 (28.0) | 489 (70.7) |
Family history of stroke | ||||||
No | 3127 (2.7) | 36,348 (31.3) | 76,533 (66.0) | 562 (3.1) | 5975 (33.0) | 11,595 (63.9) |
Yes | 183 (2.0) | 2501 (26.5) | 6739 (71.5) | 23 (2.3) | 340 (34.4) | 625 (63.3) |
Unknown | 600 (8.5) | 3159 (44.4) | 3350 (47.1) | 153 (8.2) | 636 (34.2) | 1072 (57.6) |
History of CVDe | ||||||
No | 3839 (3.0) | 40,812 (31.8) | 83,761 (65.2) | 714 (3.6) | 6563 (33.1) | 12,533 (63.3) |
Yes | 71 (1.7) | 1229 (29.4) | 2875 (68.9) | 24 (2.1) | 391 (33.3) | 758 (64.6) |