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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Patterns of health care use and out-of-pocket payments among general population and social security beneficiaries in Myanmar

   

General population sample

SSS population sample

Significance of the differences between the samples

Age

Years

 

N = 320

N = 320

 

Median

50

31

.001b

Mean

50

33

 

SD

15

11

 

Gender

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Male

N (%)

133 (41.6%)

107 (33.4%)

.034a

Female

N (%)

187 (58.4%)

213 (66.6%)

 

Occupation

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Public

N (%)

12 (3.8%)

80 (25%)

 

Private

N (%)

24 (7.5%)

240 (75%)

 

Self-employed

N (%)

98 (30.5%)

–

 

Family Business

N (%)

37 (11.6%)

–

 

Pension

N (%)

29 (9.1%)

–

 

Students

N (%)

4 (1.3%)

–

 

Unemployed

N (%)

106 (33.1%)

–

 

Other

N (%)

10 (3.1%)

–

 

Education

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Illiterate

N (%)

5 (1.6%)

2 (0.6%)

.445b

Primary School

N (%)

36 (11.3%)

18 (5.6%)

 

Middle School

N (%)

62 (19.4%)

61 (19.1%)

 

High School

N (%)

114 (35.6%)

109 (34%)

 

Graduate and Higher degree

N (%)

98 (30.5%)

124 (38.8%)

 

Other

N (%)

5 (1.6%)

6 (1.9%)

 

Civil Status

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Single

N (%)

48 (15%)

166 (51.8%)

 

Married

N (%)

230 (71.9%)

144 (45.1%)

 

Living with a partner without marriage

N (%)

–

3 (0.9%)

 

Separated

N (%)

3 (0.9%)

3 (0.9%)

 

Divorced

N (%)

4 (1.3%)

–

 

Widow

N (%)

34 (10.6%)

4 (1.3%)

 

No answer

N (%)

1 (0.3%)

–

 

Self-reported health status

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Very poor

N (%)

5 (1.6%)

2 (0.6%)

.767b

Poor

N (%)

32 (10.0%)

30 (9.4%)

 

Moderate

N (%)

105 (32.8%)

121 (37.8%)

 

Good

N (%)

166 (51.8%)

149 (46.6%)

 

Very good

N (%)

12 (3.8%)

18 (5.6%)

 

Adult persons in the households

Number of person

 

N = 319

N = 320

 

Median

3

3

.300b

Mean

4

4

 

SD

2

2

 

Under 18 years in the households

Number of person

 

N = 249

N = 314

 

Median

1

1

.608b

Mean

1

1

 

SD

1

1

 

Average household income per month

Amount (MMK)c

 

N = 314

N = 320

 

Median

300,000

300,000

.001b

Mean

434,698

335,073

 

SD

477,764

201,507

 

Level of income after household expenditure

  

N = 320

N = 320

 

Savings

N (%)

12 (3.8%)

9 (2.8%)

.189b

Save a little

N (%)

48 (15%)

101 (31.5%)

 

Meet the expenses

N (%)

219 (68.4%)

173 (54.1%)

 

Not sufficient/need to use saving

N (%)

10 (3.1%)

6 (1.9%)

 

Not sufficient/need to borrow

N (%)

20 (6.3%)

31 (9.7%)

 

No answer

N (%)

11 (3.4%)

–

 
  1. aMann-Whitney U Test; b Independent samples t-test; c Exchange rate 1000 MMK = 0.81 USD (2015)