Table 2.
Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents of self medication with antibiotics survey in Yogyakarta City Indonesia
| Demographic and socio-economic characteristics |
Total respondents; N: 559 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Number (percentage) of respondents who are familiar with antibiotics |
Number (percentage) of respondents who are not familiar with antibiotics |
|
| n: 283 | n: 276 | |
| Gender: | ||
| Female |
108 (38) |
141(51) |
| Male |
175 (62) |
134 (49) |
| Did not mention |
- |
1 (0.3) |
| Age in years: | ||
| Less than 24 |
24 (8) |
32 (11) |
| 24 to 54 |
209 (74) |
149 (54) |
| 54 to 64 |
33 (12) |
49 (18) |
| More than 64 |
17 (6) |
46 (17) |
| Median (range) |
41 (18 to 88) |
43 (18 to 80) |
| Marital status: |
||
| Married |
200 (71) |
167 (61) |
| Unmarried/single |
58 (21) |
65 (23) |
| Widow/widower |
24 (8) |
41 (15) |
| Did not mention |
- |
4 (1) |
| Household’s income per month: | ||
| Less than US $ 150 |
127 (45) |
138 (50) |
| US $ 150 to US $ 300 |
91 (32) |
86 (31) |
| US $ 300 to US $ 800 |
29 (10) |
24 (9) |
| More than US $ 800 |
9 (3) |
2 (1) |
| Did not mention |
27 (10) |
26 (9) |
| Highest education achievement: | ||
| University |
90 (32) |
71 (26) |
| Senior high school |
115 (41) |
92 (33) |
| Junior high school |
33 (12) |
37 (14) |
| Elementary school |
21 (7) |
28 (10) |
| Did not mention |
24 (8) |
48 (17) |
| Current employment/status: | ||
| Unemployed |
94 (33) |
69 (25) |
| Employed |
134 (47) |
124 (45) |
| Did not mention |
55 (20) |
83 (30) |
| Medical insurance holder: | ||
| Yes |
146 (51) |
116 (42) |
| No |
129 (46) |
149 (54) |
| Did not mention | 8 (3) | 11(4) |
Note: US $ 1 ~ Rp. 8.200 (Indonesian currency in May 2010); unemployed, i.e.: housewife, retirement, student, jobless; employed, i.e.: private employee, civil servant, entrepreneur, labor.