Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed sample, Singapore, 2007-2008
Characteristics | Men (%)* | Women (%)* | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 693 | n = 1050 |  | ||
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | Â |
Mean age in years (range) | 62.1 | (50–91) | 61.2 | (50–93) |  |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Chinese | 548 | (79.1) | 862 | (82.0) | 0.250 |
Indian | 67 | (9.6) | 90 | (8.6) | |
Malay | 64 | (9.3) | 72 | (6.9) | |
Others# | 14 | (2.0) | 26 | (2.4) | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Buddhism | 259 | (37.4) | 429 | (40.9) | 0.003 |
Christianity | 104 | (15.0) | 190 | (18.1) | |
Taoism | 67 | (9.7) | 120 | (11.4) | |
Islam | 77 | (11.1) | 78 | (7.5) | |
Hinduism | 46 | (6.6) | 75 | (7.1) | |
No Religion | 140 | (20.2) | 158 | (15.0) | Â |
Occupation* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Retired | 281 | (40.5) | 293 | (27.9) | <0.001 |
Working | 319 | (46.1) | 213 | (20.3) | |
Homemaker | 4 | (0.6) | 416 | (39.6) | |
Unemployed | 89 | (12.8) | 128 | (12.2) | Â |
Years of schooling | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nil | 54 | (7.8) | 226 | (21.5) | <0.001 |
1-6 | 232 | (33.5) | 379 | (36.1) | |
7-12 | 270 | (38.9) | 342 | (32.6) | |
>12 (tertiary) | 137 | (19.7) | 102 | (9.7) | Â |
Dwelling type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
HDB 1–3 room | 193 | (27.9) | 290 | (27.6) | 0.660 |
HDB 4–5 room | 406 | (58.6) | 634 | (60.4) | |
Private condominium | 94 | (13.6) | 126 | (12.0) | Â |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 616 | (88.9) | 879 | (83.7) | <0.001 |
Single | 46 | (6.7) | 60 | (5.7) | |
Widowed | 17 | (2.4) | 95 | (9.0) | |
Divorced | 14 | (2.0) | 16 | (1.5) | Â |