Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 515)
Demographic Variables | % |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 51.57 |
 Female | 48.43 |
Age (Years) | |
 15–20 | 16.08 |
 21–30 | 27.65 |
 31–40 | 25.69 |
 41–50 | 11.57 |
 51–60 | 10.59 |
  > 60 | 8.42 |
Ethnic group | |
 Malay | 60.18 |
 Chinese | 18.04 |
 Indigenous | 15.88 |
 Indian | 3.14 |
 Others | 2.76 |
Marital status | |
 Single | 39.03 |
 Married/Divorced/Widowed | 60.97 |
Education | |
 Primary | 2.53 |
 Form 3 | 5.45 |
 Form 5/Certificate | 26.26 |
 Form 6/Diploma/Matriculation | 35.99 |
 Bachelor Degree | 22.76 |
 Postgraduate Degree | 3.89 |
 Professional Qualification | 3.12 |
Income | |
 No Income | 21.55 |
  < RM2,000 | 20.00 |
 RM2,000-RM3,999 | 39.03 |
 RM4,000-RM5,999 | 15.73 |
  > RM6,000 | 3.69 |
Knowledge of NPC | |
 Some knowledge of NPC | 52.43 |
 Experienced NPC | 5.44 |
 Family experienced NPC | 3.69 |
 Work deals with NPC | 2.52 |
 Friends and colleagues experienced NPC | 18.45 |
 Undertaken medical tests for NPC | 2.72 |
Smoking | |
 Non-smoker | 82.72 |
 Ex-smoker | 5.24 |
 Smoker | 12.04 |
Drinking | |
 Non-drinker | 79.03 |
 Occasional drinker | 15.53 |
 Moderate drinker | 4.47 |
 Heavy drinker | 0.97 |
Consumption of preserved food | |
 Never | 10.68 |
 A few times a year | 18.25 |
 Once a month | 15.73 |
 Once a week | 19.22 |
 A few times a week | 36.12 |
Consumption of salted food | |
 Never | 11.46 |
 A few times a year | 20.78 |
 Once a month | 23.11 |
 Once a week | 17.28 |
 A few times a week | 27.37 |