Table 1 The demographic characteristics of all the human rabies cases in China (n = 19,806) and in the three affected provinces (Guangxi, Hunan and Guizhou, n = 9,130) from 1996 to 2008
From: Epidemiological investigations of human rabies in China
Categories | Nation (%) | Three provinces (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 68.9 | 69.6 |
   Female | 31.1 | 30.4 |
Age | Â | Â |
   <15 | 25.0 | 27.1 |
   15~ | 9.3 | 9.7 |
   30~ | 18.8 | 18.3 |
   45~ | 25.9 | 24.2 |
   60~ | 8.3 | 17.2 |
   75~ | 13.0 | 3.5 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
   Peasants | 63.4 | 63.9 |
   Students | 17.3 | 18.9 |
   Unattended children | 8.4 | 9.2 |
   Others | 10.9 | 8.0 |
Season | Â | Â |
   Spring | 19.5 | 20.4 |
   Summer | 29.5 | 29.4 |
   Fall | 31.7 | 30.9 |
   Winter | 19.3 | 19.4 |