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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participantsa

From: A cross sectional study of unmet need for health services amongst urban refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand in comparison with Thai population, 2019

Variable

Thai (n = 2941)

URASb (n = 181)

P-value

Test

Sex—n (%)

  

0.975

Chi-square

 Female

1550 (52.7)

95 (52.5)

  

 Male

1391 (47.3)

86 (47.5)

  

Education—n (%)

  

< 0.001

Chi-square

 Up to primary

981 (34.6)

115 (63.5)

  

 Up to secondary

1091 (38.5)

46 (25.4)

  

 Degree or above

765 (26.9)

20 (11.1)

  

Median age—years (IQR)c

42.0 (31.0)

23.1 (27.3)

< 0.001

Mann-Whitney U

Age group—n (%)

  

< 0.001

Chi-square

    ≤15 years

349 (11.9)

68 (37.6)

  

    >15 but ≤ 60 years

2033 (69.1)

102 (56.3)

  

    >60 years

599 (19.0)

11 (6.1)

  

Median household income—Baht (IQR)

30,000 (30,000)

6000 (4500)

< 0.001

Mann-Whitney U

Household economy

  

< 0.001

Fisher’s exact

 Above average

271 (23.9)

2 (1.3)

  

 Below average

861 (76.1)

151 (98.7)

  

Insurance status

  

< 0.001

Fisher’s exact

 Uninsured

6 (0.2)

177 (97.8)

  

 Insured

2935 (99.8)

4 (2.2)

  
  1. Note: aMissing data were not included in the table; bUrban refugee and asylum seekers; cInterquartile range