Table 1 General characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Total | 1491 | 100.0 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 585 | 39.2 |
 Female | 906 | 60.8 |
Age (years) | ||
  < 30 | 66 | 4.4 |
 30–60 | 1212 | 81.3 |
  > 60 | 213 | 14.3 |
Mean = 48.9 years, SD = 11.0, Min = 25, Max = 78 | ||
Marital status | ||
 Single | 73 | 4.9 |
 Married | 1282 | 86.0 |
 Ever married | 136 | 9.1 |
Education | ||
 Illiterate | 819 | 54.9 |
 Primary school | 383 | 25.7 |
 Secondary school | 217 | 14.6 |
 High school and above | 72 | 4.8 |
Religion | ||
 Buddhist | 830 | 55.7 |
 Christian | 661 | 44.3 |
Tribe | ||
 Akha | 295 | 19.8 |
 Lahu | 346 | 23.2 |
 Hmong | 299 | 20.1 |
 Yao | 167 | 11.2 |
 Lisu | 68 | 4.6 |
 Karen | 316 | 21.2 |
Having Thai ID card | ||
 Yes | 1420 | 95.2 |
 No | 71 | 4.8 |
Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 1302 | 87.3 |
 Working in a trade | 36 | 2.4 |
 Daily wage employee | 153 | 10.3 |
Right to access free health care services | ||
 Thai universal health scheme | 1361 | 91.3 |
 State enterprise officer | 15 | 1.0 |
 Social security scheme | 40 | 2.7 |
 Private insurance | 4 | 0.3 |
 No | 71 | 4.8 |
Number of family members (persons) | ||
  < 4 | 725 | 48.6 |
 4–7 | 596 | 40.0 |
  > 7 | 170 | 11.4 |
Annual income (baht) | ||
  < 10,000 | 158 | 10.6 |
 10,001-50,000 | 929 | 62.3 |
  > 50,000 | 404 | 27.1 |