Social-group distribution (%) by time elapsed since the onset of illness, among patients with stroke in Denmark 1996–2006 who were 20–54 years of age and gainfully occupied at the time of the stroke
| Social status | Year after stroke | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Self-employed people | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Assisting spouses | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employees | 64.9 | 58.8 | 55.7 | 53.6 | 51.4 |
| People on unemployment benefits | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| People in training/education | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Disability pensioners | 8.9 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 23.2 |
| Other not economically active | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Deceased | 9.5 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |