Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of participants for EFA (n = 138) and CFA (n = 263).
| Variables | EFA | CFA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Age | 14.7 (1.26) * | 14.6 (1.25) * | 14.61 (1.25) * |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 47 (34.1) | 88 (33.5) | 135 (33.7) |
| Female | 91 (65.9) | 174 (66.2) | 265 (66.1) |
| Missing | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
| Number of siblings | 3.99 (1.47) * | 3.96 (1.51) * | 3.97 (1.49) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | 124 (89.9) | 226 (85.9) | 350 (87.3) |
| Chinese | 14 (10.1) | 35 (13.3) | 49 (12.2) |
| Indian | – | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |
| Others | – | – | – |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 124 (89.9) | 226 (85.9) | 350 (87.3) |
| Buddha | 14 (10.1) | 34 (12.9) | 48 (12.0) |
| Hindu | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
| Christian | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
| Missing | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
| Father’s income | |||
| None | 3 (2.2) | 5 (1.9) | 8 (2.0) |
| <3000 | 57 (41.3) | 117 (44.5) | 174 (43.4) |
| 3001–6000 | 11 (8.0) | 29 (11.0) | 40 (10.0) |
| 6001–12,999 | 11 (8.0) | 14 (5.3) | 25 (6.2) |
| >13,000 | 3 (2.2) | 6 (2.3) | 9 (2.2) |
| Unknown | 53 (38.4) | 92 (35.0) | 145 (36.2) |
| Mother’s income | |||
| None | 45 (32.6) | 89 (33.8) | 134 (33.4) |
| <3000 | 27 (19.6) | 63 (24.0) | 90 (22.4) |
| 3001–6000 | 13 (9.4) | 28 (10.6) | 41 (10.2) |
| 6001–12,999 | 12 (8.7) | 14 (5.3) | 26 (6.5) |
| >13,000 | 4 (2.9) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.5) |
| Unknown | 37 (26.8) | 67 (25.5) | 104 (25.9) |
| Father’s educational level | |||
| None | 3 (2.2) | 3 (1.1) | 6 (1.5) |
| Primary education | 1 (0.7) | 13 (4.9) | 14 (3.5) |
| Secondary education | 53 (38.4) | 97 (36.9) | 150 (37.4) |
| Post-secondary education | 5 (3.6) | 12 (4.6) | 17 (4.2) |
| Tertiary education | 42 (30.4) | 67 (25.5) | 109 (27.2) |
| Unknown | 34 (24.6) | 71 (27.0) | 105(26.2) |
| Mother’s educational level | |||
| None | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (0.7) |
| Primary education | 5 (3.6) | 9 (3.4) | 14 (3.5) |
| Secondary education | 49 (35.5) | 97 (36.9) | 146 (36.4) |
| Post-secondary education | 3 (2.2) | 8 (3.0) | 11 (2.7) |
| Tertiary education | 51 (37.0) | 84 (31.9) | 135 (33.7) |
| Unknown | 29 (21.0) | 63 (24.0) | 92 (22.9) |
Note. * Mean (SD).