Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 444).

Socio-Demographic		n	%
Gender	Male	198	44.6
	Female	246	55.4
Marital status	Single	320	72.1
	Married	116	26.1
	Divorced	4	0.9
	Others	4	0.9
Ethnic	Malay	84	18.9
	Chinese	211	47.5
	Indian	147	33.1
	Others	2	0.5
Educational level	No education	3	0.7
	Primary	9	2.0
	Secondary	107	24.1
	Tertiary	325	73.2
Personal income	≤RM1500	300	67.6
	RM1501–RM3499	115	25.9
	≥RM3500	29	6.5
Household income	≤RM1500	130	29.3
	RM1501–RM3499	156	35.1
	≥RM3500	158	35.6
Age 1	29.25 ± 11.87

¹ Presented as mean ± standard deviation.