Table 1 Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the study population (n = 1895)
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 1082 | 57.1 |
Female | 813 | 42.9 |
Age groups | ||
40–49 | 1279 | 67.5 |
50–59 | 427 | 22.5 |
60+ | 189 | 10.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Malay | 925 | 48.8 |
Chinese | 754 | 39.8 |
Indian | 162 | 8.5 |
Others | 54 | 2.8 |
Highest Level of Education | ||
No formal education | 28 | 1.5 |
Primary education | 162 | 8.6 |
Secondary education | 1052 | 55.5 |
Tertiary education | 653 | 34.5 |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 1663 | 87.8 |
Not married | 231 | 12.2 |
Household ownership of motorised transport | ||
No | 89 | 4.7 |
Yes, one | 1043 | 55.0 |
Yes, more than one | 763 | 40.3 |
Smoking | ||
Current smoker | 355 | 18.7 |
Ex-smoker | 115 | 6.1 |
Never smoked | 1425 | 75.2 |
Access to doctors | ||
Easy | 1814 | 95.8 |
Difficult | 80 | 4.2 |
Experience of cancer (self, family or friend) | ||
Yes | 381 | 20.1 |
No | 1511 | 79.9 |
Self-reported health | ||
Very good | 110 | 5.8 |
Good | 1262 | 66.6 |
Fair | 481 | 25.4 |
Poor | 40 | 2.1 |
Very poor | 2 | 0.1 |