Correlates of Falls among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Thailand

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the sample.

Variable	Number ()	Percent
Age
60–64	194	47.8
65–69	212	52.2
Mean: 64.6 years
Standard deviation: 3.2 years
Gender
Male	175	43.1
Female	231	56.9
Residential location
City	147	36.2
Town	259	63.8
Marital status
Single	49	12.1
Couple	126	31.0
Married	190	46.8
Divorced	14	3.4
Separated	27	6.7
Education
Uneducated	24	5.9
Primary school	195	48.0
Some secondary school	71	17.5
High school graduate	43	10.6
Vocational education	22	5.4
Bachelor’s degree	6	1.5
Master’s degree	45	11.1
Occupational status
Unemployed	143	35.2
Pensioner	36	8.9
Merchant	62	15.3
Employee	51	12.6
Gardener	114	28.1
Residence
Own house	327	80.5
Relative’s house	50	12.3
Rental house	29	7.1
Number of family members in household
Range: 1–9
Mean: 3.51
Standard deviation: 1.53
Living arrangement
Alone	9	1.2
Spouse	268	35.1
Children	265	34.9
Nephew/niece	168	22.0
Cousin	26	3.4
Others	26	3.4
Income (Thai baht per month, 1000 baht = US$ 30–31)
Minimum: 500
Maximum: 112,000
Mean: 10,953
Standard deviation: 12,520
Main source of income
Children	181	25.4
Spouse	68	9.5
Cousin	17	2.4
Pension	38	5.3
Government support	219	30.7
Working	190	26.6
Health service provider
Government hospital	405	99.8
Private hospital	1	0.2