Table 3 Characteristics of the study population
Thai | Myanmar | Cambodian | |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 197) | (N = 119) | (N = 176) | |
Median Age (IQR), years | 32 (24–40) | 29 (24–36) | 30 (27–37) |
Gender | |||
Male (%) | 71 (36.0) | 43 (36.4) | 100 (56.8) |
Female (%) | 126 (64.0) | 75 (63.6) | 76 (43.2) |
Languages Spokena | |||
Thai (%) | 196 (99.5) | 73 (61.3) | 133 (76.0) |
Burmese (%) | 0 | 109 (91.6) | 7 (4.1) |
Khmer (%) | 0 | 2 (1.7) | 168 (97.1) |
English (%) | 49 (24.9) | 0 | 3 (1.7) |
Mon (%) | 1 (0.5) | 7 (5.9) | 0 |
Karen (%) | 0 | 9 (7.6) | 0 |
Highest Level of Education Achieved | |||
None (%) | 2 (1.0) | 18 (15.4) | 48 (27.4) |
Primary, 1–6 (%) | 22 (11.3) | 53 (45.3) | 74 (42.3) |
Secondary, 7–9 (%) | 58 (29.9) | 29 (24.8) | 41 (23.4) |
Secondary 10–12 (%) | 58 (29.9) | 12 (10.3) | 11 (6.3) |
Vocational (%) | 24 (12.4) | 0 | 0 |
Bachelor’s degree and above (%) | 28 (14.4) | 3 (2.6) | 1 (0.6) |
Work Sector | |||
Fishery (%) | 2 (1.1) | 0 | 2 (1.2) |
Manufacturing (%) | 63 (34.6) | 40 (36.0) | 75 (43.1) |
Domestic (%) | 40 (22.0) | 37 (33.3) | 13 (7.5) |
Construction (%) | 5 (2.8) | 8 (7.2) | 43 (24.7) |
Other (%)b | 72 (39.6) | 26 (23.4) | 41 (23.6) |
Median Duration in Thailand (IQR), years | NA | 6 (4.25–10) | 5 (3–6) |
Median Number of Times Moved (IQR) | NA | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) |
Health Registration | |||
First time (%) | NA | 28 (25.0) | 42 (24.1) |
Renewal (%) | NA | 84 (75.0) | 132 (75.9) |
Marital Status | |||
Single (%) | 65 (33.9) | 32 (27.1) | 39 (22.7) |
Married (%) | 114 (59.4) | 83 (70.3) | 127 (73.8) |
Divorced (%) | 13 (6.8) | 3 (2.5) | 6 (3.5) |
Nationality of Spouse if Married | |||
Thai (%) | 111 (100) | 3 (3.6) | 5 (4.0) |
Myanmar (%) | 0 | 75 (93.8) | 2 (1.7) |
Cambodian (%) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 113 (94.2) |
Median Number of Children (IQR) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–2) |