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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Quality of life profile of general Vietnamese population using EQ-5D-5L

Characteristics

Female

Male

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

964

61.5

603

38.5

1567

100.0

Age groups

 15–24

195

20.2

135

22.4

330

21.1

 25–34

317

32.9

202

33.5

519

33.1

 35–44

195

20.2

119

19.7

314

20.0

 45–54

139

14.4

76

12.6

215

13.7

 55–64

78

8.1

51

8.5

129

8.2

 65+

40

4.2

20

3.3

60

3.8

Marital status

 Single

266

27.7

244

40.5

510

32.6

 Live with spouse/partner

677

70.4

347

57.6

1024

65.5

 Divorce/Separate/Widow

19

2.0

11

1.8

30

1.9

Education

 Secondary school or less

125

13.0

78

13.0

203

13.0

 High school

301

31.3

194

32.4

495

31.7

 Undergraduate

517

53.7

302

50.5

819

52.5

 Postgraduate

19

2.0

24

4.0

43

2.8

Occupation

 Student

161

16.7

100

16.6

261

16.7

 Blue-collar

127

13.2

147

24.4

274

17.5

 White-collar

315

32.7

175

29.1

490

31.3

 Retired

64

6.7

50

8.3

114

7.3

 Housework

197

20.5

13

2.2

210

13.4

 Unemployed

13

1.4

19

3.2

32

2.0

 Others (freelancers, farmers, etc.)

86

8.9

98

16.3

184

11.8

Living locations

 Rural

121

12.6

98

16.3

219

14.0

 Urban

843

87.5

505

83.8

1348

86.0

Having acute symptoms in the past 4 weeks

 Yes

28

2.9

8

1.3

36

2.3

 No

936

97.1

592

98.7

1528

97.7

Having chronic diseases in the past 3 months

 Yes

63

6.5

36

6.0

99

6.3

 No

901

93.5

564

94.0

1465

93.7

Number of health issues

 0

878

91.1

558

92.7

1437

91.7

 1

78

8.1

42

7.0

120

7.7

 2

8

0.8

2

0.3

10

0.6

Using health services in the past 12 months

 Yes

173

18.0

131

21.7

304

19.4

 No

791

82.1

472

78.3

1263

80.6