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Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics (N = 429)

From: Health service utilization, unmet healthcare needs, and the potential of telemedicine services among Korean expatriates

 

Total

%

Country

 Vietnam

208

48.5

 Uzbekistan

161

37.5

 Cambodia

60

14.0

Sex

 Men

229

53.4

 Women

200

46.6

Age (years)

 20–29

48

11.2

 30–39

81

18.9

 40–49

194

45.2

 50–59

57

13.3

 60–69

39

9.1

  ≥ 70

10

2.3

Marital status

 Never married

74

17.3

 Married

336

78.5

 Divorced/separated/widowed

18

4.2

Education

  ≤ high school

80

18.6

  ≥ university

340

79.3

Job

 Licensed professional

17

4.0

 Administration

134

31.4

 Service/engineer

28

6.6

 Homemaker

121

28.3

 Student

20

4.7

 Self-employed

73

17.1

 Other

34

8.0

Access time to hospital (minutes)

  < 30

314

73.7

 30_60

89

20.9

 60–90

17

4.0

  ≥ 90

6

1.4

Monthly income (USD)

  < 1000

41

9.8

 1000–3000

53

12.6

 3000–5000

86

20.5

 5000–7000

109

26.0

  ≥ 7000

131

30.5

 No response

9

2.1

Medical insurance

 Employer-based

154

36.0

 Private (covering overall cost)

108

25.2

 Private (covering individual visit)

136

31.8

 None

114

26.6