Table 1 Demographic and descriptive statistics of participants
From: Explicating gender disparity in wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | Frequency (%) | Mean (Standard deviation) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Men | 345 (49%) | – |
 Women | 363 (51%) | |
Ethnicity | ||
 Malay | 348 (49.2%) | – |
 Chinese | 234 (33.1%) | |
 Indian | 41 (5.8%) | |
 Natives of East Malaysia | 85 (12.0%) | |
Occupation | ||
 Self-employed | 80 (11%) | – |
 Employee | 582 (82%) | |
 Student | 4 (1%) | |
 Unemployed | 42 (6%) | |
Age bracket | ||
 18 to 29 years old | 101 (14%) | 41.7 (11.1) |
 30 to 39 years old | 213 (30%) | |
 40 to 49 years old | 200 (28%) | |
 50 to 59 years old | 159 (23%) | |
 60 years-old or above | 35 (5%) | |
Numbers of children in the household | ||
 0 | 335 (46%) | 2.2 (1.4) |
 1 | 119 (17%) | |
 2 | 112 (16%) | |
 3 | 83 (12%) | |
 4 | 41 (6%) | |
 5 | 14 (2%) | |
 6 or more | 4 (1%) | |
Frequency of washing hands | ||
 Never | 3 (1%) | 5.3 (1.4) |
 Rarely (less than 10% of the time) | 17 (2%) | |
 Occasionally (about 30% of the time) | 60 (8%) | |
 Sometimes (about 50% of the time) | 106 (15%) | |
 Frequently (about 70% of the time) | 199 (28%) | |
 Usually (about 90% of the time) | 119 (17%) | |
 Every time | 204 (29%) | |
Usage of PPE | ||
 Never | 7 (1%) | 4.5 (.8) |
 Rarely | 11 (2%) | |
 Sometimes | 57 (8%) | |
 Often | 170 (24%) | |
 Always | 463 (65%) | |
Frequency of wearing face masks | ||
 Never | 4 (1%) | 6.3 (1.2) |
 Rarely (less than 10% of the time) | 8 (1%) | |
 Occasionally (about 30% of the time) | 15 (2%) | |
 Sometimes (about 50% of the time) | 27 (4%) | |
 Frequently (about 70% of the time) | 83 (12%) | |
 Usually (about 90% of the time) | 104 (15%) | |
 Every time | 467 (65%) | |