Socio-demographic variables | Total knowledge (0-21 items scale) | Linear regression model F (9, 2836) = 3.158, P< 0.01, Adjusted R 2 = 0.007 | ||
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N† | Mean ± SD | P | Unstandardized beta coefficient (SE) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 809 | 11.80 ± 4.06 | - | |
Female | 2037 | 11.87 ± 4.03 | 0.71 | |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 970 | 11.83 ± 4.05 | - | |
Ever married | 1876 | 11.86 ± 4.02 | 0.83 | |
Ethnicity ‡ | ||||
Malay bumiputra | 2050 | 11.90 ± 3.86 | ||
Chinese | 484 | 11.58 ± 4.63 | ||
Indian | 153 | 12.08 ± 4.19 | 0.56 | - |
Non-Malay bumiputra | 154 | 11.88 ± 4.09 | ||
Others | 5 | 11.20 ± 6.03 | ||
Age | ||||
18-35 | 658 | 11.64 ± 4.04 | -0.036 (0.20) | |
26-35 | 798 | 11.93 ± 3.97 | 0.13 (0.24) | |
36-45 | 907 | 12.03 ± 3.89 | 0.17 | 0.29 (0.23) |
46-55 | 483 | 11.67 ± 4.38 | Reference | |
Highest education attainment | ||||
Primary school | 139 | 11.39 ± 4.12 | -0.30 (0.39) | |
Secondary school | 1431 | 11.70 ± 3.97 | 0.023* | -0.15(0.18) |
University | 1276 | 12.07 ± 4.09 | Reference | |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 1741 | 12.01 ± 4.06 | 0.18 (0.17) | |
Unemployed | 1105 | 11.60 ± 3.98 | 0.008** | Reference |
Average monthly household income (RM) | ||||
<2000 | 1083 | 11.47 ± 3.86 | -0.68 (0.22) ** | |
2001-4000 | 984 | 11.87 ± 4.05 | 0.000*** | -0.39 (0.20) * |
>4001 | 753 | 12.35 ± 4.23 | Reference | |
Locality | ||||
Urban | 1794 | 11.96 ± 4.14 | 0.13 (0.16) | |
Rural | 1052 | 11.66 ± 3.85 | 0.052 | Reference |