Table 1. Characteristics of 1,240 MS individuals in Taiwan, 1997–2008.

Characteristic	N	%
Gender
Female	950	76.61
Male	290	23.39
MS diagnosis age
1–24	233	18.79
25–44	616	49.68
45–64	347	27.98
65+	44	3.55
Residence
Rural	239	19.27
Urban	1001	80.73
Insurance amount
Fixed premium and dependent	576	46.45
Less than NTD20,000	313	25.24
NTD20,000 or more	351	28.31
Geographic region
North	670	54.03
Central	217	17.50
South	308	24.84
East	45	3.63

1 US $ = 32.1 NTD in 2008.