Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study population
| Male (N = 2280) | Female (N = 2470) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese N = 1530 |
Malay N = 392 |
Indian N = 356 |
Chinese N = 1682 |
Malay N = 411 |
Indian N = 375 |
|
| Characteristics | % | % | % | % | % | % |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18-39 years | 20.5 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 13.9 |
| 40-60 years | 58.6 | 68.6 | 65.7 | 60.3 | 65.2 | 69.1 |
| >60 years | 20.9 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 17.1 |
| Highest level of education | ||||||
| None/primary | 20.9 | 24.7 | 17.1 | 27.8 | 36.0 | 37.6 |
| Secondary | 33.0 | 48.5 | 42.4 | 37.6 | 46.7 | 41.1 |
| Technical school | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 11.5 |
| University | 23.1 | 3.3 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| Work status | ||||||
| Working | 80.8 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 61.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 |
| Student | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Homemaker | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 31.0 | 48.2 | 44.8 |
| Retired | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Unemployed (able to work) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployed (unable to work) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| #Others | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Household income (S$/month) | ||||||
| Less than $2000 | 14.5 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 14.5 | 23.4 | 26.7 |
| $2000 to $3999 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 16.9 | 24.6 | 21.6 |
| $4000 to $5999 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| $6000 to $9999 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| More than $ 10 000 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Decline to answer | 35.3 | 34.4 | 26.1 | 42.1 | 42.8 | 37.1 |
| Type of housing | ||||||
| 1-2 room flat | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 3 room flat | 13.7 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| 4 room flat | 32.2 | 45.7 | 37.9 | 31.3 | 43.3 | 38.1 |
| 5 room or executive flat | 31.0 | 29.1 | 36.0 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 33.3 |
| Private condominium | 12.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Private house (landed property) | 9.7 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
#Others: disabled persons, persons with large private financial means, prisoners, patients of mental hospitals, inhabitants of homes for the aged as well as those who were awaiting call-up for national military service are included in this category.