Table 2 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents
Characteristics | Laos | Vietnam | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 400) | (n = 400) | ||||
n | % | n | % | ||
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 25 years | 68 | 17.0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0.053 (a) |
 25– 35 | 145 | 36.3 | 135 | 33.8 |  |
 35– 45 | 93 | 23.3 | 87 | 21.7 |  |
 >45 | 94 | 23.4 | 116 | 29.0 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 245 | 61.2 | 202 | 50.5 | 0.002 |
 Female | 155 | 38.8 | 198 | 49.5 |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Farmer | 359 | 89.8 | 398 | 99.5 | < 0.001 |
 Trader/business | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.3 |  |
 Others | 21 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.2 |  |
Family size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 2 | 11 | 02.7 | 07 | 1.7 | 0.001(a) |
 3–5 | 157 | 39.3 | 137 | 34.2 |  |
 6–8 | 184 | 46.0 | 183 | 45.8 |  |
 >8 | 48 | 12.0 | 73 | 18.3 |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Tri/Van-kieu (b) | 289 | 72.2 | 398 | 99.3 |  |
 Lao/Phouthai | 53 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
 Paco | 33 | 8.3 | 2 | 0.7 |  |
 Others | 25 | 05.2 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
House type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Stilted house | 364 | 91.0 | 378 | 94.5 | 0.056 |
 Ground house | 36 | 9.0 | 22 | 5.5 |  |
House wall | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Wood | 180 | 45.0 | 241 | 60.3 | 0.001 |
 Brick | 19 | 4.7 | 13 | 3.3 |  |
 Bamboo | 196 | 49.0 | 146 | 36.4 |  |
 Others | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
Possession of cattle | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 146 | 36.5 | 400 | 100.0 |  |
 No | 254 | 63.5 | 0 | 0.0 |  |