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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Women oppressed in the daily lives and cultural practices of the akha people, Thailand: how can the situation change?

Characteristics

n

%

Total

72

100.0

Akha

  

Ulau

46

63.8

Pha-Mee

26

36.2

Sex

  

Male

29

40.3

Female

43

59.7

Age (years) Min = 24, Max = 88, Mean = 47.79

Marital status

  

Married

50

69.4

Ever married

14

19.4

Single

8

11.2

Religion

  

Animist or Traditional religion

54

75.0

Christian

18

25.0

Education

  

No education

34

47.2

Primary school

9

12.5

High school

22

30.5

Diploma

5

7.0

University

2

2.8

Occupation

  

Agriculture

34

47.2

Temporal employee

19

26.4

Unemployed

14

19.4

Merchant

3

4.2

Government officer

2

2.8

Thai ID card

  

Yes

68

94.4

No

4

5.6

  1. Monthly income (bath) Min = 500, Max = 28,000, Median = 3,000, IQR = 3,500
  2. Family members (person) Min = 1, Max = 12, Mean = 4.94
  3. Number of children (person) Min = 0, Max = 10, Mean = 2.75