Table 1.
Characteristics differences between acceptable reporters (n = 1955) and unacceptable reporters (n = 2955) who were breakfast consumers.
| Characteristics | Acceptable reporters |
Unacceptable reporters |
χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Area | 0.72 | 0.732 | ||
| Urban | 1330 (40.0) | 1996 (60.0) | ||
| Rural | 625 (39.5) | 959 (60.5) | ||
| Sex | 18.46 | 0.000 | ||
| Boys | 809 (36.5) | 1407 (63.5) | ||
| Girls | 1146 (42.5) | 1548 (57.5) | ||
| Age groups | 15.29 | 0.000 | ||
| 6 – 9 years | 1171 (42.2) | 1603 (57.8) | ||
| 10 – 12 years | 784 (36.7) | 1352 (63.3) | ||
| Ethnic groups | 30.17 | 0.000 | ||
| Malay | 1334 (41.9) | 1847 (58.1) | ||
| Chinese | 263 (32.1) | 557 (67.9) | ||
| Indian | 130 (35.6) | 235 (64.4) | ||
| Bumiputera Sabah/Sarawak | 228 (41.9) | 316 (58.1) | ||
| Income group (MYR) | 4.00 | 0.136 | ||
| Low (<1500) | 629 (40.9) | 908 (59.1) | ||
| Middle (1501–7500) | 1058 (38.7) | 1676 (61.3) | ||
| High (>7500) | 217 (42.7) | 291 (57.3) | ||
| Father’s education level | 1.87 | 0.172 | ||
| Secondary and below | 1155 (39.1) | 1797 (60.9) | ||
| Tertiary | 701 (41.2) | 1002 (58.8) | ||
| Mother’s education level | 0.53 | 0.477 | ||
| Secondary and below | 1196 (39.4) | 1836 (60.6) | ||
| Tertiary | 691 (40.5) | 1014 (59.5) | ||
| RTEC consumption | 4.08 | 0.045 | ||
| RTEC consumers | 347 (43.0) | 460 (57.0) | ||
| Non-RTEC consumers | 1608 (39.2) | 2496 (60.8) |