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. 2014 Sep 4;9(9):e106469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106469

Table 1. Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents.

Characteristic Frequency Percentage
Age group 20–29 252 21.2
30–39 224 18.8
40–49 230 19.3
50–59 326 27.4
60–69 159 13.4
Ethnicity Malay 863 72.4
Chinese 103 8.6
Indian 112 9.4
Orang Asli 101 8.5
Others 13 1.1
Education level Primary 354 32.7
Secondary 527 48.6
Tertiary 203 18.7
Marital status Single 144 12.3
Partner 1031 87.7
Parity Nulliparous 53 4.4
Parous 1139 95.6
Occupational status Unemployed 738 62.9
Employed 435 37.1
Body mass index Underweight 110 9.3
Normal weight 377 32.0
Overweight 368 31.3
Obese 322 27.4
Ever smoke Yes 56 5.0
No 1067 95.0
On Oral Contraceptive Pill Yes 150 13.4
No 969 86.6