Table 1.

Socio-demographic background of participants (n = 46)

Demographic characteristics	Malay (n = 16)	Chinese (n = 9)	Indian (n = 21)
Age range (year)	33–51	31–62	30–68
Female	16	9	17
Male	0	0	4
Education background
Primary	1	2	1
Secondary	9	7	9
Tertiary	6	0	6
Missing	0	0	8
Carer relationship with children
Parents	16	8	19
Grandparents	0	1	2
Use of CAM for asthma
Non-CAM user	4	2	8
CAM user	1	2	1
Combination user	11	5	12