Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population
| Â | Male (N = 2280) | Female (N = 2470) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Chinese N = 1530 | Malay N = 392 | Indian N = 356 | Chinese N = 1682 | Malay N = 411 | Indian N = 375 |
Characteristics | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-39 years | 20.5 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 13.9 |
40-60 years | 58.6 | 68.6 | 65.7 | 60.3 | 65.2 | 69.1 |
>60 years | 20.9 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 17.1 |
Highest level of education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None/primary | 20.9 | 24.7 | 17.1 | 27.8 | 36.0 | 37.6 |
Secondary | 33.0 | 48.5 | 42.4 | 37.6 | 46.7 | 41.1 |
Technical school | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 11.5 |
University | 23.1 | 3.3 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Working | 80.8 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 61.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 |
Student | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Homemaker | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 31.0 | 48.2 | 44.8 |
Retired | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
Unemployed (able to work) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
Unemployed (unable to work) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
#Others | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Household income (S$/month) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than $2000 | 14.5 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 14.5 | 23.4 | 26.7 |
$2000 to $3999 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 16.9 | 24.6 | 21.6 |
$4000 to $5999 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
$6000 to $9999 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
More than $ 10 000 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Decline to answer | 35.3 | 34.4 | 26.1 | 42.1 | 42.8 | 37.1 |
Type of housing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1-2 room flat | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
3 room flat | 13.7 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
4 room flat | 32.2 | 45.7 | 37.9 | 31.3 | 43.3 | 38.1 |
5 room or executive flat | 31.0 | 29.1 | 36.0 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 33.3 |
Private condominium | 12.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
Private house (landed property) | 9.7 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 |