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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables of migrant workers by occupation

From: Migrant workers’ occupation and healthcare-seeking preferences for TB-suspicious symptoms and other health problems: a survey among immigrant workers in Songkhla province, southern Thailand

Variable

FW

RT

CW

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

N = 214

n = 200

n = 200

Age

   

 Mean (SD)

25.6 (7.1)

25.6 (7.11)

25.6 (7.1)

Sex

   

 Male

134 (62.6)

154 (77.0)

138 (69.0)

 Female

80 (37.4)

46 (23.0)

62 (31.0)

Marital status

   

 Married

57 (26.6)

91 (45.5)

98 (49.0)

 Single

134 (62.6)

80 (40.0)

87 (43.5)

 Separated

14 (6.5)

17 (8.5)

12 (6.0)

 Divorced

5 (2.3)

12 (6.0)

3 (1.5)

 Widowed

4 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Education status

   

 Illiterate

2 (0.9)

2 (1.0)

1 (0.5)

 Read & write

60 (28.0)

57 (28.5)

27 (13.5)

 Primary school

79 (36.9)

73 (36.5)

86 (43.0)

 Middle school

69 (32.2)

52 (26.0)

74 (37.0)

 High school

3 (1.4)

16 (8.0)

12 (6.0)

 Graduate

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Type of documents

   

 Border pass

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Passport

39 (18.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

 Labour card

188 (87.9)

135 (67.5)

163 (81.5)

 Health card

177 (82.7)

129 (64.5)

130 (65.0)

 Social security card

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Other documents

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)