EMERGENCY  HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN DISTRESS
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Brief report on clients during August 1980 – April 2011
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TABLE 1 Average  stay and counseling.

Counseling only
1-7 days
8-15 days
16-30 days
30 day&more
Total
15,828
 (31%)
18,447
 (37%)
6,426
(13%)
5,622
 (11%)
4,396
 (7%)
50,719
(100%)

TABLE 2 : Average age.

0-9 yrs.

10-19 yrs.

20-29 yrs.

30-59 yrs.

60 and more

Total

11,031
 (22%)

12,973
(26%)

13,624
(27%)

11,507
(21%)

1,584
(4%)

50,719
 (100%)

TABLE 3 : Average education (6th Grade education)

0

Lower than 6 grade

Higher than 6 grade

Higher Education

Total

15,044
(30%)

18,177
(36%)

17,191
(35%)

307
(1%)

50,719
(100 %)

à¾ÔèÁ High school (ÁѸÂÁ) 17,191 (34%)Bachelor (»ÃÔ­­ÒµÃÕ) 307 (1%)

TABLE 4 : Clients  referral sources.

From

Bangkok

East

North

Central

South

North East

Total

Police station

354

73

1,595

555

367

2,125

5,069

Hospital

307

67

467

638

357

871

2,707

Non-governmental agencies

447

33

252

440

112

622

1,906

Governmental agencies

388

48

288

278

131

663

1,796

Voluntary

2,300

516

2,242

2,790

1,115

5,566

14,529

Accompanying the mother

2,635

208

496

798

308

1,341

5,786

Citizen referal

419

101

411

427

160

955

2,473

Social workers  or correspondence

967

134

2,814

2,168

861

9,509

16,453

Total

7,817
   
15%

1,180
         
 2 %

8,565

17%

8,094

16%

3,411

7%

21,652

43%

50,719

100%

TABLE 5 :  Clients issues (some fall into multiple categories)

Labour 
19,329( 38%)
Family 
19,594 (39 %) 
Prostitution  
2,619 (6 %)
Rape victims
872 (2%)
Unwanted pregnancy
4,800 ( 9%)
Mothers with children 
19,132 (38 %)
Homeless  
2,961(6%)
Health
6,163 (13%)
HIV Positive (since 1990)
866 (2%)
Financial help to return home
5,042 (10%)
Theft/conned victims seeking legal help
3,120 (7%)
Battered wives  
4,751 (9%)
Mental 
1,835(4%)
Other   
22,255 (44%)