Table 2

The comparison of the acceptance of FAST and Stroke 1-2-0 between 2016 and 2018

Variable20162018
FASTStroke 1-2-0FASTStroke 1-2-0
N1n%n%N2n%n%
Age0–2010965.55247.7*2372410.116971.3†
21–40142530621.571049.8*76245797.6642484.3†
41–60131924318.467250.9*68245417.9552681.0†
above 602133014.110448.8*5227915.137872.4†
Academic degreesBachelor or above
(medical school)
99219519.749650.0*49393767.6447090.5†
College degree
(medical school)
51110119.825650.1*42212205.2378489.6†
Bachelor or above
(non-medical school)
64812919.933551.7*201033916.9131765.5†
College degree
(non-medical school)
3316118.416750.5*21742119.7153570.6†
High school or below5849917.028448.6*1863774.1139174.7†
OccupationNeurologist33615144.914844.02474963.9237395.9†
Non-neurologist physician2526827.012148.0*29511655.6273592.7†
Staff working in medical system except doctors77316120.840752.7*31892738.6277086.9†
Staff working in non-medical system170520512.086250.6*659368910.5461970.1
  • N1 represents the total number of responders for the main variables in 2016. N2 represents the number of responders for the main variables in 2018. n represents the number of the responders for the defined sub-variables with the N1 or N2.

  • *Means p<0.001 between the acceptance rate of FAST and Stroke1-2-0 in 2016.

  • †Means p<0.001 between the acceptance rate of Stroke1-2-0 in 2016 and 2018.