Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics and catastrophic health expenditurea
| Sociodemographic of respondents/households | Catastrophic health expenditure | Pearson χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | P value | |
| Gender of respondents | ||||
| Male | 41 (55.4%) | 18 (56.3%) | 59 (55.7%) | 0.936 |
| Female | 33 (44.6%) | 14 (43.8%) | 47 (44.3%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 24 (32.4%) | 6 (18.8%) | 30 (28.3%) | 0.151 |
| Married | 50 (67.6%) | 26 (81.8%) | 76 (71.7%) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–35 | 17 (23%) | 4 (12.5%) | 21 (19.8%) | 0.461 |
| 36–49 | 25 (33.8%) | 12 (37.5%) | 37 (34.9%) | |
| 50 or above | 32 (43.2%) | 16 (50%) | 48 (45.3%) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Never attended school | 19 (25.7%) | 6 (18.8%) | 25 (23.6%) | 0.421 |
| Primary school | 28 (37.8%) | 10 (31.3%) | 38 (35.8%) | |
| Lower secondary school or higher | 27 (36.5%) | 16 (50%) | 43 (40.6%) | |
| Size of household | ||||
| 1–4 people (small) | 44 (59.5%) | 10 (31.3%) | 54 (50.9%) | 0.008b |
| 5 people or more (large) | 30 (40.5%) | 22 (68.8%) | 52 (49.1%) | |
| Level of income | ||||
| Less than 1 million LAK (US$120) | 17 (23%) | 13 (40.6%) | 30 (28.3%) | 0.046b |
| 1 million (US$120) to 2.5 million (US$300) | 20 (27%) | 11 (34.4%) | 31 (29.2%) | |
| 2.5 million (US$300) or more | 37 (50%) | 8 (25%) | 45 (42.5%) | |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 34 (45.9%) | 15 (46.9%) | 49 (46.2%) | 0.930 |
| Yes | 40 (54.1%) | 17 (53.1%) | 57 (53.8%) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Casual worker | 20 (27.0%) | 10 (31.3%) | 30 (28.3%) | 0.879 |
| Farmer | 13 (17.6%) | 7 (21.9%) | 20 (18.9%) | |
| Street vendor | 24 (32.4%) | 9 (28.1%) | 33 (31.1%) | |
| Labourer | 17 (23%) | 6 (18.8%) | 23 (21.7%) | |
aBased on the 2018 data collection in Kaysone Phomvihane district and Champhone district of Savannakhet province
bStatistically significant at 95% confidence interval