Table 1 Demographic data and disaster exposure characteristics of the injured in 3, 6 and 18 months
|  | Variable | 1 month n(%) (N = 174) | 3 months n(%) (N = 163) | 18 months n(%) (N = 147) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age |  | 46 ± 18.4 | 45 ± 18.3 | 46 ± 17.6 |
Gender | Male | 74 (43) | 74 (45) | 67 (46) |
Female | 100 (57) | 89 (55) | 80 (54) | |
Ethnic group | Han | 165 (95) | 156 (96) | 140 (95) |
Non-Han | 9 (5) | 7 (4) | 7 (5) | |
Education | Illiteracy | 60 (35) | 55 (34) | 46 (33) |
Primary school | 56 (32) | 54 (33) | 54 (37) | |
Middle school | 39 (22) | 37 (23) | 37 (25) | |
High school and above | 19 (11) | 17 (10) | 10 (5) | |
occupation | Peasant | 154 (89) | 143 (88) | 132 (90) |
Others | 20 (11) | 20 (12) | 15 (10) | |
Marital status | Single | 55 (32) | 55 (34) | 47 (32) |
Married | 103 (59) | 93 (57) | 86 (59) | |
Divorced | 16 (9) | 15 (9) | 14 (9) | |
House collapsed completely | NO | 58 (33) | 47 (29) | 39 (27) |
YES | 116 (67) | 116 (71) | 108 (73) | |
Buried experience | NO | 125 (72) | 119 (73) | 110 (75) |
YES | 49 (28) | 44 (27) | 37 (25) | |
Bereavement | NO | 125 (72) | 119 (73) | 110 (75) |
YES | 49 (28) | 44 (27) | 37 (25) | |
History of major diseases | NO | 147 (85) | 140 (86) | 124 (84) |
YES | 27 (15) | 23 (14) | 23 (16) | |
Separation from family | NO | 150 (86) | 144 (88) | 134 (91) |
YES | 24 (14) | 19 (12) | 13 (9) | |
Major life events before the disaster | NO | 122 (70) | 116 (71) | 104 (71) |
YES | 52 (30) | 47 (29) | 43 (29) | |
Severe injury | NO | 23 (13) | 22 (14) | 18 (12) |
YES | 152 (87) | 141 (86) | 129 (88) |