Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics and proportion that have heard of thalassaemia (N = 3723)
Socio-demographic variables | All participants N = 3723 n (%) | Have heard of thalassaemia n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n = 2846 | No n = 877 | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 1202 (32.3) | 809 (67.3) | 393 (32.7) |
Female | 2521 (67.7) | 2037 (80.8) | 484 (19.2) |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 1213 (32.6) | 970 (80.0) | 243 (20.0) |
Ever married | 2510 (67.4) | 1876 (74.7) | 634 (25.3) |
Ethnicity | |||
Malay bumiputra | 2337 (62.8) | 2050 (87.7) | 287 (12.3) |
Chinese | 837 (22.5) | 484 (57.8) | 353 (42.2) |
Indian | 332 (8.9) | 153 (46.1) | 179 (53.9) |
Non-Malay bumiputra | 205 (5.5) | 154 (75.1) | 51 (24.9) |
Others | 12 (0.3) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) |
Age | |||
18-35 | 895 (24.0) | 658 (73.5) | 237 (26.5) |
26-35 | 984 (26.4) | 798 (81.1) | 186 (1839) |
36-45 | 1132 (30.4) | 907 (80.1) | 225 (19.9) |
46-55 | 712 (19.1) | 483 (67.8) | 229 (32.2) |
Highest education attainment | |||
Primary school | 275 (7.4) | 139 (50.5) | 136 (49.5) |
Secondary school | 1983 (53.3) | 1431 (72.2) | 552 (27.8) |
University | 1465 (39.3) | 1276 (87.1) | 189 (12.9) |
Occupation | |||
Self employed | 315 (8.5) | 219 (69.5) | 96 (30.5) |
Professional and managerial | 986 (26.5) | 858 (87.0) | 128 (13.0) |
Skilled workers | 610 (16.4) | 492 (80.7) | 118 (19.3) |
Unskilled workers | 288 (7.7) | 172 (59.7) | 116 (40.3) |
Student | 499 (12.1) | 332 (73.9) | 117 (26.1) |
Housewife | 833 (23.7) | 659 (74.3) | 227 (25.7) |
Unemployed | 122 (3.3) | 82 (67.2) | 40 (32.8) |
Retired | 70 (1.9) | 35 (50.0) | 35 (50.0) |
Average monthly household income (RM) † ‡ | |||
<2000 | 1535 (41.9) | 1083 (70.6) | 452 (29.4) |
2001-4000 | 1249 (34.1) | 984 (78.8) | 265 (21.2) |
>4001 | 876 (23.9) | 753 (86.0) | 123 (14.0) |
Locality | |||
Urban | 2393 (64.3) | 1794 (75.0) | 599 (25.0) |
Rural | 1330 (35.7) | 1052 (79.1) | 278 (20.9) |