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. 2021 Nov 15;55(1):68–79. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.21.367

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

Characteristics Ethnic group
Total p-value
Sumba Atoni Manggarai Others
Overall 452 (30.2) 483 (32.3) 493 (33.0) 67 (4.5) 1495 (100)
Gender 0.055
Women 232 (51.3) 260 (53.8) 234 (47.5) 42 (62.7) 768 (51.4)
Men 220 (48.7) 223 (46.2) 259 (52.5) 25 (37.3) 727 (48.6)
Age (y) <0.001
<30 71 (15.7) 63 (13.0) 59 (12.0) 12 (17.9) 205 (13.7)
30-39 131 (29.0) 100 (20.7) 172 (34.9) 15 (22.4) 418 (28.0)
40-49 123 (27.2) 121 (25.1) 110 (22.3) 17 (25.4) 371 (24.8)
50-59 60 (13.3) 128 (26.5) 94 (19.1) 13 (19.4) 295 (19.7)
≥60 67 (14.8) 71 (14.7) 58 (11.8) 10 (14.9) 206 (13.8)
Level of education <0.001
No education 163 (36.1) 89 (18.4) 13 (2.6) 14 (20.9) 279 (18.7)
Primary school 192 (42.5) 199 (41.2) 264 (53.5) 23 (34.3) 678 (45.4)
Junior high school 40 (8.8) 93 (19.3) 86 (17.4) 10 (14.9) 229 (15.3)
Senior high school 43 (9.5) 82 (17.0) 73 (14.8) 12 (17.9) 210 (14.0)
Diploma or above 14 (3.1) 20 (4.14) 57 (11.6) 8 (11.9) 99 (6.6)
Occupation <0.001
Housewife 70 (15.5) 230 (47.6) 76 (15.4) 27 (40.3) 403 (27.0)
Farmer 326 (72.1) 160 (33.1) 325 (65.9) 20 (29.9) 831 (55.6)
Entrepreneur 28 (6.2) 3 (0.6) 12 (2.4) 5 (7.5) 48 (3.2)
Other 14 (3.1) 38 (7.9) 5 (1.0) 5 (7.5) 62 (4.1)
Governmental or non-governmental employment 14 (3.1) 52 (10.8) 75 (15.2) 10 (14.9) 151 (10.1)
Socioeconomic status <0.001
Low 146 (32.3) 103 (21.3) 192 (38.9) 8 (11.9) 449 (30.0)
Average 263 (58.2) 318 (65.8) 239 (48.5) 40 (59.7) 860 (57.5)
High 43 (9.5) 62 (12.8) 62 (12.6) 19 (28.4) 186 (12.4)
Family size (n) <0.001
≤4 187 (41.4) 347 (71.8) 235 (47.7) 34 (50.7) 803 (53.7)
>4 265 (58.6) 136 (28.2) 258 (52.3) 33 (49.3) 692 (46.3)
Household income in relation to the PMW <0.001
<PMW 427 (94.5) 439 (90.9) 422 (85.6) 54 (80.6) 1342 (89.8)
≥PMW 25 (5.5) 44 (9.1) 71 (14.4) 13 (19.4) 153 (10.2)
The nearest health service <0.001
Village maternity post 128 (28.3) 218 (45.1) 16 (3.2) 24 (35.8) 386 (25.8)
Village health post 32 (7.1) 101 (20.9) 164 (33.3) 5 (7.5) 302 (20.2)
Subsidiary PHC 170 (37.6) 53 (11.0) 108 (21.9) 7 (10.4) 338 (22.6)
PHC 122 (27.0) 111 (23.0) 205 (41.6) 31 (46.3) 469 (31.4)
Distance to the nearest health facilities (km) <0.001
<1 164 (36.3) 259 (53.6) 132 (26.8) 23 (34.3) 578 (38.7)
1-2 79 (17.5) 145 (30.0) 164 (33.3) 13 (19.4) 400 (26.8)
2-3 54 (11.9) 53 (11.0) 86 (17.4) 10 (14.9) 204 (13.6)
≥3 155 (34.3) 26 (5.4) 111 (22.5) 21 (31.3) 313 (20.9)

Values are presented as number (%).

PMW, provincial minimum wage (in 2019: Indonesian rupiah 1 795 000 monthly); PHC, public health centre.