Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants stratified by age groups

Age

M = 53.30

SD = 16.26

M = 39.87

SD = 11.46

M = 66.82

SD = 5.84

Sex

  Male

302 (50.17)

133 (44.04)

169 (56.33)

  Female

300 (49.83)

169 (55.96)

131 (43.67)

Marital status

  Married

431 (71.59)

188 (62.25)

243 (81.0)

  Single

124 (20.60)

103 (34.11)

21 (7.00)

  Divorced

22 (3.65)

11 (3.64)

11 (3.67)

  Widowed

25 (4.15)

0 (.00)

25 (8.33)

Nationality

  Singaporean

565 (93.85)

274 (90.73)

291 (97.00)

  Permanent Resident

37 (6.15)

28 (9.27)

9 (3.00)

Ethnicity

  Malay

91 (15.12)

49 (16.23)

42 (14.00)

  Indian

82 (13.62)

43 (14.24)

39 (13.00)

  Other

25 (4.16)

12 (3.97)

13 (4.33)

Religion

  Buddhism

181 (30.07)

95 (31.45)

86 (28.67)

  Islam

106 (17.61)

58 (19.21)

48 (16.00)

  Christianity

81 (13.46)

34 (11.26)

47 (15.67)

  Hinduism

60 (9.97)

28 (9.27)

32 (10.67)

  Roman Catholic

48 (7.97)

15 (4.97)

33 (11.00)

  Taoism

15 (2.49)

7 (2.32)

8 (2.67)

  Sikhism

3 (.50)

2 (.66)

1 (.33)

  No religion

108 (17.94)

63 (20.86)

45 (15.00)

Education

  Primary and below

56 (9.30)

6 (1.99)

50 (16.67)

  Secondary

200 (33.22)

55 (18.21)

145 (48.33)

  Post-secondary

54 (8.97)

28 (9.27)

26 (8.67)

  Tertiary and above

292 (48.51)

213 (70.53)

79 (26.33)

Occupation

  Senior Management

45 (7.48)

37 (12.25)

8 (2.67)

  Professionals

93 (15.45)

79 (26.16)

14 (4.67)

  Associate Professionals

62 (10.30)

43 (14.24)

19 (6.33)

  Clerical Support

25 (4.15)

18 (5.96)

7 (2.33)

  Sales and Services

40 (6.64)

24 (7.95)

16 (5.33)

  Craftsmen

7 (1.16)

2 (.66)

5 (1.67)

  Cleaners, labourers

18 (2.99)

2 (.66)

16 (5.33)

  Machine Operators

20 (3.32)

7 (2.32)

13 (4.33)

  Others

35 (5.81)

22 (7.27)

13 (4.33)

  Not in employment

109 (18.11)

65 (21.52)

44 (14.67)

  Retired

148 (24.58)

3 (.99)

145 (48.33)