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Table 1 Demographic data of the urban and rural participants

From: Public knowledge of warning signs and risk factors of cerebro-vascular stroke in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

 

Total

Urban

Rural

No. = 720

No. = 360

No. = 360

Sex

 Male

482 (66.9%)

251 (69.7%)

231 (64.2%)

 Female

238 (33.1%)

109 (30.3%)

129 (35.8%)

Age

 < 30

311 (43.2%)

126 (35%)

185 (51.4%)§

 30–40

180 (25%)

85 (33.6%)

95 (26.4%)

 > 40

229 (31.8%)

149 (41.4%)*

80 (22.2%)

Level of education

 Illiterate

57 (7.9%)

21 (5.8%)

36 (10%)

 Primary

167 (23.2%)

76 (21.1%)

91 (25.3%)

 Secondary

288 (40%)

99 (27.5%)

169 (46.9%)§

 Higher education

208 (28.9%)

144 (40%)*

64 (17.8%)

Occupation

 Students

127 (17.6%)

73 (20.3%)

54 (15%)

 Workers

104 (14.4%)

16 (4.4%)

88 (24.4%)§

 Employee

327 (45.4%)

201(55.8%)*

126 (35%)

 Not working

162 (22.5%)

70 (19.4%)

92 (25.6%)

Family member of CVS

219 (29.17%)

173 (48%)

146 (40.5%)

  1. χ2 test, (*) significant in comparison to rural, (§) significant in comparison to Urban