Table 2 Sample characteristics

No. of respondents

1002

Mean age (year) (std. dev.)

43.36 (15.6)

Range (year)

18–79

Male gender (%)

408 (40.7)

Married (%)

731 (71.2)

Head of household (%)

372 (37.1)

Household size (std. dev.)

3.3 (1.2)

Education

 Elementary education ≤ 5 years

218 (21.8)

 Secondary education ≤ 8 years

107 (10.7)

 High school diploma ≤ 12 years

348 (34.8)

 University education

328 (32.7)

Monthly household cost group (US$)

 Less than 167

248 (24.7)

 167–333

473 (47.2)

 333–667

232 (23.1)

 667–1000

29 (2.9)

 More than 1000

20 (2.0)

Hospitalization and near-death experience from a year before

 Individual experience (%)

109 (10.9)

 Family member experience (%)

131 (13.0)

 Near-death experience (%)

50 (5)

Having a chronic disease

 Individual experience (%)

61 (6.1)

 Family member experience (%)

102 (10.2)

 Concurrent

41 (4.1)