Table 1

- Demographic characteristics of respondents.

VariablesABChi-squared test (p-value)
n (%)
n (%)298 (57.4)221 (42.6)
Gender
Male113 (53.6)98 (46.4)2.17 (0.14)
Female185 (60)123 (40) 
Age, years
<40260 (57)196 (43)1.004 (0.65)
≥4038 (60.3)25 (39.7) 
Educational Level
High school and less60 (49.5)61 (50.4)3.93 (0.05)
Higher education238 (59.8)160 (40.2) 
Occupation
Unemployed122 (59.22)84 (40.77)27.5 (< 0.001)
Non-medical field student46 (51.11)44 (48.88) 
Medical field student32 (88.88)4 (11.11) 
Non-health care professional68 (46.57)78 (53.42)
Health care professional30 (73.17)11 (26.82)
Relative’s previous diagnosis
Yes61 (59.8)41 (40.2)0.296 (0.6)
No237 (56.83)180 (43.17) 
  • A - recognized stroke definition, B - did not recognize stroke definition