Table 1 Population characteristics
Male | Female | Male & female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
16–20 | 935 | 37.4 | 1021 | 36.2 | 1956 | 36.8 |
21–25 | 540 | 21.6 | 610 | 21.7 | 1150 | 21.6 |
26–30 | 518 | 20.7 | 580 | 20.6 | 1098 | 20.6 |
31–35 | 509 | 20.3 | 606 | 21.5 | 1115 | 21.0 |
Total | 2502 | 47.0 | 2817 | 53.0 | 5319 | 100.0 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Malay | 1869 | 74.7 | 1985 | 70.6 | 3854 | 72.6 |
Chinese | 373 | 14.9 | 419 | 14.9 | 792 | 14.9 |
Indian | 215 | 8.6 | 323 | 11.5 | 538 | 10.1 |
Orang Asli | 43 | 1.7 | 84 | 3.0 | 127 | 2.4 |
Education | ||||||
None | 6 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.3 |
Primary | 113 | 4.5 | 145 | 5.2 | 258 | 4.9 |
Secondary | 1949 | 78.4 | 2077 | 74.2 | 4026 | 76.2 |
Tertiary | 257 | 10.3 | 407 | 14.5 | 664 | 12.6 |
Other | 160 | 6.4 | 158 | 5.6 | 318 | 6.0 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Never married | 1759 | 73.8 | 1542 | 56.9 | 3301 | 64.8 |
Married | 615 | 25.8 | 1113 | 41.0 | 1728 | 33.9 |
Separated | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.3 |
Divorced | 8 | 0.3 | 37 | 1.4 | 45 | 0.9 |
Widow(er) | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.1 |
Cohabiting | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Employment | ||||||
Too young | 53 | 2.1 | 74 | 2.6 | 127 | 2.4 |
Student | 615 | 24.7 | 719 | 25.7 | 1334 | 25.2 |
House-wife/-husband | 5 | 0.2 | 668 | 23.9 | 673 | 12.7 |
Not working | 239 | 9.6 | 323 | 11.5 | 562 | 10.6 |
Casual employment | 27 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.8 |
Part-time | 116 | 4.7 | 146 | 5.2 | 262 | 5.0 |
Full-time | 1056 | 42.3 | 747 | 26.7 | 1803 | 34.1 |
Self employed | 383 | 15.4 | 108 | 3.9 | 491 | 9.3 |
Physical activity | ||||||
Active | 366 | 66.2 | 255 | 53.3 | 621 | 60.2 |
Inactive | 187 | 33.8 | 223 | 46.7 | 410 | 39.8 |
Body mass index | ||||||
Underweight (BMI <18.5) | 311 | 12.9 | 382 | 13.9 | 693 | 13.4 |
Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 1329 | 55.1 | 1422 | 51.9 | 2751 | 53.4 |
Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9) | 506 | 21.0 | 513 | 18.7 | 1019 | 19.8 |
Obese (BMI ≥30.0) | 267 | 11.1 | 423 | 15.4 | 690 | 13.4 |