Table 1.
Socio-demographic and health profile of participants (N = 210)
| Variable | % |
| Age | |
| - Range [24–89 yrs] | |
| - Mean yrs & SD [64.1 ± 14.7] | |
| Gender | |
| - Male | 29.5 |
| - Female | 70.5 |
| Residency | |
| - Rural | 72.9 |
| - Urban | 27.1 |
| Marital status | |
| - Never married | 11.0 |
| - De facto | 3.3 |
| - Married | 51.9 |
| - Separated/divorced./widowed | 33.8 |
| Child/ren in household | |
| - Range [0–5 children] | |
| - Mean & SD [1.2 ± 1.1] | |
| - no children | 30.0 |
| - 1 child | 31.0 |
| - 2 or more children | 39.1 |
| Adults in household | |
| - Range [1–9 adults] | |
| - Mean & SD [3.5 ± 1.5] | |
| - 1 adult only | 8.1 |
| - 2 adults | 15.2 |
| - 3 or more other adults | 76.7 |
| Religion | |
| - Buddhist | 99.0 |
| - Christian | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | |
| - Thai | 59.5 |
| - Isaan | 40.6 |
| Education level | |
| - Range [0–10 yrs] | |
| - Mean yrs & SD [5.1 ± 4.2] | |
| - Primary (1–6 yrs) | 96.2 |
| - Secondary (7–12 yrs) | 3.8 |
| - Tertiary (≥ 13 yrs) | 0.0 |
| Health Profile | |
| Cause of mobility problems | |
| - Sickness/Illness | 34.3 |
| - Accident | 16.7 |
| - Since birth | 2.9 |
| - Don't know | 15.2 |
| - Others | 31.0 |
| Other health problems | |
| - Hypertension | 10.5 |
| - Diabetes | 19.5 |
| - Arthritis | 3.8 |
| - Stroke | 1.0 |
| - Heart disease | 1.4 |
| - Lung disease (inc.asthma, TB) | 4.3 |
| - Others | 19.5 |
| Duration of mobility problems | |
| - Range [1–68 yrs] | |
| - Mean years & SD [10.3 ± 11.3] |