Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of study couples (No. = 114 couples).
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Husbands [No. (%)] | Wives [No. (%)] | p-value x(2)-test |
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤ 20 | 2 (1.75) | 19 (16.7) | < 0.001 a |
| 21– 30 | 66 (57.9) | 81 (71.1) | |
| ≥ 31 | 46 (40.4) | 14 (12.3) | |
| Mean ± SD of Age | 28.2 ± 6.2 | 22.1±5.9 | |
| Education | |||
| Primary level | 39 (34.2) | 54 (47.4) | 0.109 |
| Secondary level | 45 (39.5) | 39 (34.2) | |
| Vocational/undergraduate | 30 (26.3) | 21 (18.4) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Government officer | 4 (3.5) | 2 (1.8) | < 0.001 a |
| Private business | 21 (18.4) | 18 (15.8) | |
| Laborer | 48 (42.1) | 40 (35.2) | |
| Agricultures | 39 (34.2) | 26 (22.8) | |
| Housewives/Unemployed | 2 (1.8) | 28 (24.6) | |
| Income (Baht/mon) | |||
| ≤ 5000 | 33 (28.9) | 70 (61.4) | < 0.001 a |
| 5001-10000 | 56 (49.1) | 27 (23.6) | |
| ≥ 10001 | 20 (17.5) | 17 (14.9) | |
a Statistical significance at α = 0.05