Table 1 Respondents’ Sociodemographic Characteristics (n = 473)
Sociodemographics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 176 (37.2) |
 Female | 297 (62.8) |
Age | |
 18–24 | 85 (18) |
 25–39 | 278 (58.8) |
 40–59 | 109 (23) |
 ≥ 60 | 1 (0.2) |
Mean ± SD: 33.05 ± 8.897 | |
Education | |
 Illiterate | 13 (2.7) |
 Elementary school | 149 (31.5) |
 Secondary school | 226 (47.8) |
 High school | 74 (15.6) |
 College/University or higher | 11 (2.3) |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 97 (20.5) |
 Married | 345 (72.9) |
 Divorced | 23 (4.9) |
 Widow | 8 (1.7) |
Ethnicity | |
 Burma | 386 (81.6) |
 Mon | 41 (8.7) |
 Karen | 14 (3) |
 Chin | 2 (0.4) |
 Shan | 8 (1.7) |
 Kayah | 2 (0.4) |
 Rakhine | 5 (1.1) |
 Other | 15 (3.2) |
Occupation | |
 Unemployed | 44 (9.3) |
 Construction labor | 6 (1.3) |
 Agriculture labor | 7 (1.5) |
 Restaurant/shopkeeper labor | 10 (2.1) |
 Factory labor | 357 (75.5) |
 Fisherman | 35 (7.4) |
 Housemaid | 6 (1.3) |
 Others | 8 (1.7) |
Income expenses-balance | |
 Not enough/debt | 91 (19.2) |
 Sufficient | 214 (45.2) |
 Saving | 24 (5.1) |
 Transfer back to the family | 144 (30.4) |
Length of stay in Thailand (n = 462) | |
 < 1 year | 50 (10.8) |
 1 – 5 years | 212 (45.9) |
 > 5 years | 200 (43.3) |
Health insurance | |
 Social security | 183 (38.7) |
 Health insurance card | 150 (31.7) |
 Private insurance | 5 (1.1) |
 No insurance | 135 (28.5) |