Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants at baseline
| Intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | High intensity Mail plus outreach |
Low intensity Mail only |
|
| Characteristic | (n=167) N (%) |
(n=167) N (%) |
(n=166) N (%) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 120 (71.9) | 122 (73.1) | 108 (65.1) |
| 60–70 | 47 (28.1) | 45 (27.0) | 58 (34.9) |
| Current marital status | |||
| Single | 16 (9.60) | 28 (16.8) | 33 (19.9) |
| Married | 87 (52.1) | 82 (49.1) | 85 (51.2) |
| Living with partner | 15 (8.9) | 12 (7.2) | 6 (3.6) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widow | 49 (29.3) | 45 (27.0) | 42 (25.3) |
| Income (per month) | |||
| <100,000 pesos | 95 (56.9) | 87 (52.1) | 99 (59.6) |
| ≥100,000 pesos | 72 (43.1) | 80 (47.9) | 67 (40.4) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 77 (46.1) | 74 (44.3) | 77 (46.4) |
| Mestizo | 77 (46.1) | 74 (44.3) | 78 (47.0) |
| Indigenous | 13 (7.8) | 19 (11.4) | 11 (6.6) |
| Occupation | |||
| Homemaker/informal job | 119 (71.3) | 127 (76.1) | 121 (72.9) |
| Maid | 16 (9.6) | 15 (9.0) | 15 (9.0) |
| Merchant | 18 (10.8) | 12 (7.2) | 8 (4.8) |
| Student/Other | 14 (8.4) | 13 (7.8) | 22 (13.3) |
| Education (years completed) | |||
| No schooling | 11 (6.6) | 16 (9.6) | 16 (9.6) |
| 1 – 7 | 101 (60.5) | 93 (55.7) | 93 (56.0) |
| 8 | 18 (10.8) | 15 (9.0) | 25 (15.1) |
| 9 – 12 | 20 (12.0) | 30 (18.0) | 14 (8.4) |
| 12 + | 17 (10.2) | 13 (7.8) | 18 (10.8) |