Table 1 Characteristics of the elderly according to labor force participation
From: Labor force participation in later life: Evidence from a cross-sectional study in Thailand
Characteristics | Working in the past 7 days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | Total | N |
Place of residence *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 32.0 | 68.0 | 100.0 | 17,558 |
Urban | 38.2 | 61.8 | 100.0 | 12,869 |
Level of education *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Higher than secondary | 23.1 | 76.9 | 100.0 | 1,246 |
Secondary level | 35.1 | 64.9 | 100.0 | 2,192 |
Primary/elementary level | 37.8 | 62.2 | 100.0 | 21,949 |
No schooling | 23.1 | 76.9 | 100.0 | 5,040 |
Marital status *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 43.4 | 56.6 | 100.0 | 18050 |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 20.5 | 79.5 | 100.0 | 11281 |
Single | 35.4 | 64.6 | 100.0 | 1096 |
Total number of children *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 37.4 | 62.6 | 100.0 | 1,750 |
1-2 children | 40.1 | 59.9 | 100.0 | 6,991 |
3-4 children | 37.9 | 62.1 | 100.0 | 10,683 |
5 or more children | 27.4 | 72.6 | 100.0 | 11,003 |
Head of the household *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 14.2 | 85.8 | 100.0 | 5,667 |
Yes | 37.2 | 62.8 | 100.0 | 6,781 |
Living with children *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not living with children | 40.6 | 59.4 | 100.0 | 12,685 |
Living with children | 30.3 | 69.7 | 100.0 | 17,742 |
Average total income per year *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
100,000 Baht or more | 39.6 | 60.4 | 100.0 | 4,867 |
30,000-99,999 Baht | 45.7 | 54.3 | 100.0 | 10,148 |
10,000-29,999 Baht | 29.8 | 70.2 | 100.0 | 10,391 |
Less than 10,000 Baht | 17.1 | 82.9 | 100.0 | 4,995 |
Worked/working for the government/govt enterprise*** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 35.7 | 64.3 | 100.0 | 28,010 |
Yes, government/Gov enterprise | 21.3 | 78.7 | 100.0 | 2,417 |
Someone to assist incase financial problems ** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 33.3 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 7,545 |
Yes | 35.0 | 65.0 | 100.0 | 22,882 |
Currently in debt *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 31.3 | 68.7 | 100.0 | 17,380 |
Yes, I am in debt | 60.6 | 39.4 | 100.0 | 2,796 |
Yes, other persons are in debt | 23.3 | 76.7 | 100.0 | 7,311 |
Yes, myself and other are in debt | 57.3 | 42.7 | 100.0 | 2,940 |
Functional Status *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Able to all activities in daily living (ADL) | 47.3 | 52.7 | 100.0 | 18,805 |
Difficulty in 1 and 2 ADL | 21.8 | 78.2 | 100.0 | 5,522 |
Difficulty in 3 or more ADL | 6.8 | 93.2 | 100.0 | 6,100 |
Number of chronic diseases *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 41.1 | 58.9 | 100.0 | 17,073 |
1 disease | 29.5 | 70.5 | 100.0 | 8,885 |
2 diseases | 21.6 | 78.4 | 100.0 | 3,506 |
3 or more diseases | 13.5 | 86.5 | 100.0 | 963 |
Number of psychosocial symptoms *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 40.7 | 59.3 | 100.0 | 9,513 |
1-2 | 33.9 | 66.1 | 100.0 | 8,991 |
3-4 | 33.7 | 66.3 | 100.0 | 6,298 |
5 or more | 26.3 | 73.7 | 100.0 | 5,625 |
Self assessed health status *** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Good health | 45.1 | 54.9 | 100.0 | 13,347 |
Poor health | 26.4 | 73.6 | 100.0 | 17,080 |
Total | 34.6 | 65.4 | 100.0 | 30,427 |