Table 1 Basic characteristics and condition of Long Stay
Bangkok | (n = 56) | Chiang Mai | (n = 144) | Other | (n = 37) | Total | (n = 237) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 45 | 80.4 | 110 | 76.4 | 33 | 89.2 | 188 | 79.3 |
Female | 11 | 19.6 | 34 | 23.6 | 4 | 10.8 | 49 | 20.7 |
Age | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 69.1 | (5.6) | 68.3 | (5.7) | 70.3 | (4.8) | 68.8 | (5.6) |
Visa type: | ||||||||
Retirement | 47 | 83.9 | 121 | 84.0 | 29 | 78.4 | 197 | 83.1 |
Other | 7 | 12.5 | 20 | 13.9 | 6 | 16.2 | 33 | 13.9 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single, divorced or bereaved | 20 | 35.7 | 32 | 22.2 | 5 | 13.5 | 57 | 24.1 |
Married to non-Thai | 31 | 55.4 | 71 | 49.3 | 15 | 40.5 | 117 | 49.4 |
Married to Thai | 5 | 8.9 | 39 | 27.1 | 17 | 45.9 | 61 | 25.7 |
Living status | ||||||||
Alone | 26 | 46.4 | 41 | 28.5 | 7 | 18.9 | 74 | 31.2 |
With partner only | 21 | 37.5 | 68 | 47.2 | 18 | 48.6 | 107 | 45.1 |
Other | 7 | 12.5 | 30 | 20.8 | 12 | 32.4 | 49 | 20.7 |
Lived in Thailand for >1 year before Long Stay status | ||||||||
Yes | 19 | 33.9 | 20 | 13.9 | 7 | 18.9 | 46 | 19.4 |
No | 35 | 62.5 | 122 | 84.7 | 30 | 81.1 | 187 | 78.9 |
Monthly household income (USD) | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 2844 | (1306) | 2508 | (1384) | 1838 | (873) | 2478 | (1329) |
Monthly household living expenditure (USD) | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 1898 | (779) | 1548 | (643) | 1314 | (612) | 1590 | (695) |
Years of Long-stay in Thailand | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 6.4 | (5.2) | 5.9 | (4.2) | 8.3 | (5.4) | 6.4 | (4.7) |
Days of stay in Thailand in the previous 12 months | ||||||||
Median (Q1-Q3) | 300 | (200–335) | 320 | (270–350) | 330 | (300–360) | 300 | (270–350) |
Number of trips to Japan in the previous 12 months | ||||||||
0 | 4 | 7.1 | 33 | 22.9 | 11 | 29.7 | 48 | 20.3 |
1 | 13 | 23.2 | 49 | 34.0 | 14 | 37.8 | 76 | 32.1 |
≥ 2 | 37 | 66.1 | 59 | 41.0 | 10 | 27.0 | 106 | 44.7 |
Keeping a home in Japan | ||||||||
Yes | 45 | 80.4 | 108 | 75.0 | 19 | 51.4 | 172 | 72.6 |
No | 10 | 17.9 | 36 | 25.0 | 18 | 48.6 | 64 | 27.0 |
Residential registration in Japan | ||||||||
Registered | 32 | 57.1 | 64 | 44.4 | 11 | 29.7 | 107 | 45.1 |
Removed | 23 | 41.1 | 78 | 54.2 | 26 | 70.3 | 127 | 53.6 |