Table 4.
Percentage of women* and men§ in each demographic according to survey mode
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATI | FTFI | CATI | FTFI | |
| Age group | ||||
| 18-24 | 17.4a | 13.7a | 22.4 | 25.5 |
| 25-34 | 23.9b | 28.2b | 22.0 | 26.3 |
| 35-44 | 41.6 | 39.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 |
| >44 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 26.6 | 21.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Chinese | 70.6c | 66.3c | 70.2 | 65.8 |
| Malay | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 18.3 |
| Indian | 9.8d | 14.7d | 11.3 | 13.2 |
| Other | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Language | ||||
| English | 31.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 37.6 |
| Mandarin | 41.8 | 41.7 | 34.9 | 30.4 |
| Malay | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
| Tamil | 4.7 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Other Chinese | 7.9 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 10.0 |
| Other | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary | 13.6e | 22.3e | 11.3 | 13.0 |
| Secondary | 31.9f | 35.9f | 24.8m | 31.2m |
| Vocational qualification | 3.4 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 7.0 |
| Pre-university | 13.9 | 11.0 | 18.1 | 15.5 |
| Professional diploma | 17.9g | 13.3g | 17.9 | 22.7 |
| University degree | 22.7h | 17.3h | 27.9n | 17.6n |
| Occupation | ||||
| White collar | 51.0i | 41.2i | 50.5 | 46.1 |
| Blue collar | 8.2 | 9.0 | 24.8 | 27.6 |
| Self-employed | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Student | 11.4j | 7.1j | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| Home duties | 26.7k | 38.8k | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| National service | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| Other | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Children <16 years old | 61.9l | 67.6l | 49.6 | 46.8 |
*N = 2145. §N = 930. CATI = computer assisted telephone interview. FTFI = face to face interview. Proportions that share the same superscript differ at p < .05 using chi-square tests