Table 1 Characteristics of the weighted samples in the 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2015 Thai time-use surveys
Sociodemographic variable | 2001 | 2004 | 2009 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n) | 37,702 | 37,544 | 45,751 | 46,580 |
Sex (%) | ||||
 Male | 49.8 | 50.1 | 49.2 | 49.0 |
 Female | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.8 | 51.0 |
Age groups (%) | ||||
 18–29 | 35.4 | 34.3 | 29.6 | 27.5 |
 30–39 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 26.2 | 24.5 |
 40–49 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 26.1 |
 50–59 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 22.0 |
Household area (%) | ||||
 Urban | 32.3 | 34.6 | 32.7 | 46.9 |
 Rural | 67.7 | 65.4 | 67.3 | 53.1 |
Region (%) | ||||
 Bangkok | 12.1 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 15.0 |
 Central | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 30.4 |
 North | 19.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 16.3 |
 North-East | 33.8 | 31.6 | 32.8 | 25.2 |
 South | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Marital status (%) | ||||
 Never married | 24.4 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 27.7 |
 Married | 69.7 | 69.6 | 70.1 | 64.5 |
 Formerly married | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
Religion (%) | ||||
 Buddhist | 95.1 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 95.4 |
 Non-Buddhist | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Employment status (%) | ||||
 Employed | 82.4 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 80.8 |
 Unemployed | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 19.2 |
Highest education level (%) | ||||
 None | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 9.8 |
 Primary | 60.2 | 54.6 | 47.9 | 35.2 |
 Secondary | 25.7 | 29.2 | 30.0 | 31.5 |
 Higher education | 10.7 | 12.7 | 17.3 | 23.0 |
 Unspecified | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |