Table 1. Participant characteristics per study component, reflecting total numbers and respective proportions (%), except for age, for which mean±SD or age range are reported.
| Questionnaire (N = 97) |
FGs (N = 16) |
Doers research (N = 16) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (±SD)a | 54.6 (8.5) | 53.2 (8.8) | |
| Age rangeb | |||
| 40-<55 years | 8 (50) | ||
| 55-<65 years | 8 (50) | ||
| Gender N (%)c | |||
| Male | 37 (38) | 7 (44) | 8 (50) |
| Female | 60 (62) | 9 (56) | 8 (50) |
| Ethnicity N (%)c,d | |||
| Chinese | 87 (90) | 15 (94) | 13 (81) |
| Malay | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) |
| Indian | 2 (2) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Marital status N (%)c | Not assessed | ||
| Never married | 8 (8) | ||
| Currently married | 80 (83) | ||
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 9 (9) | ||
| Education N (%)c | |||
| No formal/PSLE/less than secondary education | 39 (40) | ||
| Secondary/O/N/ITE/NTC | 43 (44) | ||
| Post-secondary education/A’level/Poly/Other diploma | 12 (12) | ||
| University degree and above | 3 (3) | ||
| Employment status N (%)c | |||
| Employed | 61 (63) | ||
| Unemployed | 22 (23) | ||
| Retired | 12 (12) | ||
| Other | 2 (2) | ||
ITE: Institute of Technical Education, NTC: National technical certificate, O/N: O and N levels
Poly: Polytechnic, PSLE: Primary school leaving exam, 12 years old
a For one FG participant, age was not noted
b Participants were purposefully sampled in various age categories
c Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
d For one participant, ethnicity was not reported by the interviewer after the interview.