Household solid waste management practices and perceptions among residents in the East Coast of Malaysia

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics and of Respondent’s Background in Panji sub-district (N = 338)

Variable	Description	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)	Chi-square (p-value)
Locality	Kg. Chempaka	30	8.9	158.54 (<0.001)
	Kg Belukar	125	37.0
	Kg Panji	61	18.0
	Kg Tapang	33	9.8
	Taman Desa Kujid	30	8.9
	Taman Sri Iman	30	8.9
	Taman Bendahara	29	8.6
Gender	Male	156	46.2	2.00 (0.157)
Gender	Female	182	53.8
Age	18-24	46	13.6	59.81 (< 0.001)
	25-29	50	14.8
	30-34	59	17.5
	35-49	91	26.9
	50-65	76	22.5
	>65	16	4.7
Level of Education	Primary	27	8.0	394.16 (< 0.001)
	Secondary	194	57.4
	Tertiary (Diploma / Degree)	105	31.1
	Professional (Master / Phd)	10	3.0
	Missing	2	0.6
Marital status	Single	77	22.8	296.53 (< 0.001)
	Married	256	75.7
	Divorced	5	1.5
Religion	Muslim	328	97.0	617.62 (< 0.001)
	Buddha	9	2.7
	Christian	1	.3
Monthly income	<1k	80	23.7	159.72 (< 0.001)
	1-2k	111	32.8
	2-3k	84	24.9
	4-5k	44	13.0
	5-10k	18	5.3
	Missing	1	0.3
Occupation	Self employed	108	32.0	170.02 (< 0.001)
	Private sector	58	17.2
	Housewife	66	19.5
	Civil servant	67	19.8
	Retiree	23	6.8
	Student	8	2.4
	Others	8	2.4
Residential house type	Bungalow	103	30.5	52.50 (< 0.001)
	Semi detached	37	10.9
	Terrace	50	14.8
	Village	52	15.4
	Others	96	28.4
Number of occupants living in the household	1-3	98	29.0	68.92 (< 0.001)
	4-6	181	53.6
	>6	59	17.5
Cook at home	No	29	8.6	231.95 (< 0.001)
Cook at home	Yes	309	91.4
Cooking frequency	Not cooking	29	8.6	513.10 (< 0.001)
	Daily	232	68.6
	2 times a week	23	6.8
	3 times a week	48	14.2
	Once a week	6	1.8

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