Preference and willingness to pay for traditional medicine services in rural ethnic minority community in Vietnam

Table 1 Characteristics of respondents in three provinces

	HoaBinh		QuangNinh		Dong Nai		Total		p
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Mean age	42.6	13.6	47.2	13.9	50.7	11.9	46.5	13.0	<0.001
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Female	54	54.0	70	70.0	70	70.0	194	64.7	<0.05
Age groups									<0.001
20–30	24	24.0	12	12.0	6	6.0	42	14.0
31–40	17	17.0	22	22.0	16	16.0	55	18.3
41–50	34	34.0	29	29.0	21	21.0	84	28.0
41–60	17	17.0	19	19.0	37	37.0	73	24.3
> 60	8	8.0	18	18.0	20	20.0	46	15.3
Educational attainment
Primary school	38	38.0	36	36.0	62	62.0	136	45.3	<0.001
Secondary school	45	45.0	28	28.0	16	16.0	89	29.7
High school and above	11	11.0	9	9.0	13	13.0	33	11.0
Others	6	6.0	27	27.0	9	9.0	42	14.0
Number of family members
1 to 2	6	6.0	24	24.0	25	25.0	55	18.3	<0.001
3 to 4	44	44.0	44	44.0	48	48.0	136	45.3
> = 5	59	59.0	32	32.0	27	27.0	118	39.3
Average income (VND)								0.0
< 20 millions	41	41.0	51	51.0	12	12.0	104	34.7	<0.001
20–60 millions	57	57.0	40	40.0	64	64.0	161	53.7
> 60 millions	2	2.0	9	9.0	24	24.0	35	11.7
Distance to health community station
< 1 km	16	16.0	28	28.0	3	3.0	47	15.6	<0.001
1–2 km	34	34.0	37	37.0	13	13.0	84	28.0
> 2 km	50	50.0	35	35.0	84	84.0	169	56.4

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