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Table 1 Bivariate analysis of using own money as health services financier (n = 113)

From: Factors associated with health services financier among temporary sheltered homeless in urban Malaysia

Variables

Own money

n (%)

Not own money

n (%)

ϰ 2 value

p value

Gender

 Male

42 (44.7)

52 (55.3)

1.110

0.292

 Female

6 (31.6)

13 (68.4)

 

Age

 Early adulthood

22 (41.5)

31 (58.5)

1.979

0.372

 Middle-Late adulthood

26 (47.2)

29 (52.8)

 

Marital Status

 Single

30 (42.3)

41 (57.7)

0.278

0.870

 Married

13 (40.6)

19 (59.4)

 

 Others (Widow/Widower)

5 (50.0)

5 (50.0)

 

Working Status

 Working

28 (53.8)

24 (46.2)

9.358

0.009*

 Not working

18 (40.9)

26 (59.1)

 

 Beggars

2 (11.8)

15 (88.2)

 

Income

 With

22 (28.2)

56 (71.8)

20.995

< 0.001*

 Without

26 (74.3)

9 (25.7)

 

Level of Education

 Low

16 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

1.4.34

0.488

 Middle

28 (38.4)

45 (61.6)

 

 High

4 (50.0)

4 (50.0)

 

Smoking

 Yes

35 (43.8)

45 (56.2)

0.181

0.670

 No

13 (39.4)

20 (60.6)

 

Took Alcohol

 Yes

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

2.263

0.133

 No

45 (45.0)

55 (55.0)

 

Took Drugs

 Yes

14 (41.2)

20 (58.8)

0.034

0.854

 No

34 (43.0)

45 (57.0)

 

Disease

 Have

29 (40.8)

42 (59.2)

0.208

0.648

 No

19 (45.2)

23 (54.8)

 

Disabilities

 Have

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

1.728

0.189

 No

47 (43.9)

60 (56.1)

 
  1. * Significant at p < 0.05