Table 1.
Sociodemographic Profile of the WiSE Sample
| Variable | Category | n | Unweighted % | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 60–74 | 1494 | 58.3 | 75.0 |
| 75–84 | 669 | 26.1 | 19.5 | |
| 85+ | 402 | 15.7 | 5.5 | |
| Sex | Male | 1117 | 43.6 | 44.1 |
| Female | 1448 | 56.5 | 55.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Chinese | 1012 | 39.5 | 83.3 |
| Malay | 745 | 29.0 | 9.3 | |
| Indian | 772 | 30.1 | 6.0 | |
| Others | 36 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Marital Status | Married/Cohabiting | 1484 | 57.9 | 64.0 |
| Never Married | 136 | 5.3 | 8.0 | |
| Widowed | 836 | 32.6 | 22.5 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 107 | 4.2 | 5.5 | |
| Education | None | 511 | 20.0 | 16.5 |
| Some, but did not complete primary | 620 | 24.3 | 23.9 | |
| Primary | 640 | 25.1 | 24.8 | |
| Secondary | 517 | 20.3 | 22.4 | |
| Tertiary | 262 | 10.3 | 12.4 | |
| Employment Status | Employed | 688 | 27.2 | 33.9 |
| Unemployed | 32 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Homemaker | 808 | 31.9 | 26.3 | |
| Retired | 1006 | 39.7 | 38.3 | |
| Smoking Status | Never Smoked | 1886 | 73.7 | 74.5 |
| Smoked Before | 439 | 17.1 | 15.9 | |
| Current Smoker | 236 | 9.2 | 9.5 | |
| GMS-AGECAT | Depression | 177 | 6.9 | 3.73 |
| Subsyndromal Depression | 425 | 16.6 | 13.4 | |
| Non-depression | 1963 | 76.5 | 76.5 | |
| Seabass (L. calcarifer) | No | 1591 | 65.9 | 66.7 |
| Yes | 824 | 34.1 | 33.4 | |
| Stingray (H. gerrardi) | No | 1698 | 70.3 | 77.4 |
| Yes | 717 | 29.7 | 22.6 | |
| Grouper (E. coioides) | No | 1613 | 66.8 | 58.1 |
| Yes | 802 | 33.2 | 41.9 | |
| Pomfret (P. chinesis) | No | 1248 | 51.7 | 46.9 |
| Yes | 1167 | 48.3 | 53.1 | |
| Yellow Tail (A. mate) | No | 1408 | 58.3 | 62.4 |
| Yes | 1007 | 41.7 | 37.6 | |
| Snapper (P. multidens) | No | 1814 | 70.7 | 72.4 |
| Yes | 751 | 29.3 | 27.6 | |
| Mackerel (S. commerson) | No | 1452 | 56.6 | 59.1 |
| Yes | 1113 | 43.4 | 40.9 | |
| Vegetables and Fruits | No | 46 | 1.81 | 1.4 |
| Yes | 2493 | 98.2 | 98.6 | |
| Meat | No | 193 | 7.6 | 3.3 |
| Yes | 2345 | 92.4 | 96.7 | |
| Problematic Alcohol Use | No | 2464 | 96.1 | 95.8 |
| Yes | 101 | 3.9 | 4.2 | |
| Physically Active | No | 871 | 33.96 | 24.5 |
| Yes | 1694 | 66.04 | 75.5 | |
| Variable | n | Unweighted (mean) | Weighted (mean) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 2289 | 25.10 | 24.49 | |
| Household Assets | 2547 | 6.28 | 6.38 |