Table 1 General characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Total | 793 | 100.0 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 393 | 49.6 |
 Female | 400 | 50.4 |
Thai ID card | ||
 Yes | 745 | 93.9 |
 No | 48 | 6.1 |
Tribe | ||
 Akha | 130 | 16.4 |
 Lahu | 133 | 16.8 |
 Hmong | 140 | 17.6 |
 Yao | 130 | 16.4 |
 Karen | 130 | 16.4 |
 Lisu | 130 | 16.4 |
Age (years) | ||
 60-69 | 410 | 51.7 |
 70-79 | 279 | 35.2 |
 ≥ 80 | 104 | 13.1 |
Religion | ||
 Buddhism | 567 | 71.5 |
 Christianity | 225 | 28.4 |
 Islam | 1 | 0.1 |
Education | ||
 None | 739 | 93.8 |
 Primary School | 41 | 5.2 |
 High School | 8 | 1.0 |
Resides with | ||
 Child | 559 | 70.5 |
 Cousin | 12 | 1.5 |
 Spouse | 174 | 21.9 |
 Alone | 48 | 6.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 15 | 1.9 |
 Married | 524 | 66.8 |
 Divorced | 20 | 2.5 |
 Widow | 226 | 28.8 |
Number of family member (persons) | ||
 1 | 40 | 5.0 |
 2 | 116 | 14.6 |
 3-5 | 301 | 38.0 |
 6 | 336 | 42.4 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed (retired) | 499 | 62.9 |
 Farmer | 252 | 31.8 |
 Merchant | 11 | 1.4 |
 Labor | 19 | 2.4 |
 Other | 12 | 1.5 |
Monthly family income (baht) | ||
 0 | 69 | 8.7 |
 ≤5,000 | 707 | 89.2 |
 ≥5,001 | 17 | 2.1 |
Debt (baht) | ||
 0 | 673 | 84.9 |
 ≤5,000 | 14 | 1.8 |
 5,001-10,000 | 11 | 1.4 |
 10,001-50,000 | 58 | 7.3 |
 ≥50,001 | 37 | 4.6 |