Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 201)

From: Predictors of recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after the dongting lake flood in China: a 13–14 year follow-up study

Variable		Number	Percent (%)
Gender
	Female	90	44.8
	Male	111	55.2
Ethnicity	Han	201	100.0
Marital status
	Married	182	90.5
	Unmarried	19	9.5
Age
	30–60	142	70.6
	61–88	59	29.4
Education level
	≤Primary school	106	52.7
	>Primary school	95	47.3
Loss of relative
	No	188	93.5
	Yes	13	6.5
Bodily injury
	No	129	64.2
	Yes	72	35.8
Loss of property
	No	103	51.2
	Yes	98	48.8
Loss of livelihood
	No	101	50.2
	yes	100	49.8
Damage to home
	No	131	65.2
	Yes	70	34.9
Post-flood stressors
	Negative	156	77.6
	Positive	45	22.4
Social support
	Low	79	39.3
	Medium	80	39.8
	High	42	20.9
Coping style
	Negative	54	26.9
	Positive	147	73.1

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