Table 2 Demographic characteristic of men who have sex with men (MSM) participants
Characteristic | All (N = 358) | Youth MSM (N = 87) | Other MSM (N = 271) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupation | < 0.001 | |||
Company worker | 203 (57) | 35 (40) | 168 (62) | |
Merchant | 54 (15) | 1 (1) | 53 (20) | |
College/University student | 51 (14) | 42 (48) | 9 (3) | |
Government officer | 39 (11) | 4 (5) | 35 (13) | |
Unemployed | 10 (2.7) | 5 (6) | 5 (1.7) | |
Housemaid | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | |
Birthplace | 0.03 | |||
Bangkok | 169 (47) | 31 (36) | 138 (51) | |
Central Western and Eastern Thailand | 73 (20) | 16 (19) | 57 (21) | |
Northeastern Thailand | 60 (17) | 22 (25) | 38 (14) | |
Northern Thailand | 42 (12) | 28 (16) | 28 (10) | |
Southern Thailand | 14 (4) | 10 (5) | 10 (4) | |
Marital status | 0.78 | |||
Single | 264 (74) | 67 (77) | 197 (73) | |
Living separate with partner | 49 (13) | 11 (13) | 38 (14) | |
Living with domestic partner | 31 (9) | 7 (8) | 24 (9) | |
Married | 14 (4) | 2 (2) | 12 (4) | |
Highest education | < 0.001 | |||
Less than primary school | 7 (2) | 5 (6) | 2 (0.7) | |
Primary school | 8 (2) | 7 (8) | 1 (0.3) | |
High school | 101 (28) | 40 (46) | 61 (23) | |
Bachelor’s degree | 177 (50) | 33 (38) | 144 (53) | |
Higher than bachelor’s degree | 65 (18) | 2 (2) | 63 (23) | |
Monthly household income | < 0.001 | |||
Less than $US450 | 37 (10) | 23 (26) | 14 (5) | |
$US450–$US1800 | 182 (51) | 48 (55) | 134 (49) | |
$US1801–$US4500 | 84 (24) | 6 (7) | 78 (29) | |
More than $US4500 | 55 (15) | 10 (12) | 45 (17) | |