Table 1 |
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Socio-demographic profile of the respondents (n = 972) |
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| Profile of the respondents |
n |
% |
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| Age |
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| 20–49 years |
799 |
82.2 |
| 50–59 years |
173 |
17.8 |
| Race |
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| Malay |
534 |
54.9 |
| Chinese |
194 |
20.0 |
| Indian |
227 |
23.4 |
| Others |
17 |
1.7 |
| Religion |
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| Muslim |
547 |
56.3 |
| Buddhist |
165 |
17.0 |
| Christian |
44 |
4.5 |
| Hindu |
212 |
21.8 |
| Others |
4 |
0.4 |
| School |
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| Yes |
914 |
94.0 |
| No |
58 |
6.0 |
| Education level |
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| Formal education |
915 |
94.1 |
| No formal education |
57 |
5.9 |
| Occupation |
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| Yes |
389 |
40.0 |
| No |
583 |
60.0 |
| Monthly salary |
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| ++ < RM 500 |
660 |
67.9 |
| ++ ≥RM 500 |
312 |
32.1 |
| Marital Status |
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| Yes |
815 |
83.8 |
| No |
157 |
16.2 |
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* p < 0.05 = significant ++ RM = Malaysian Dollars |
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Sidik and Rampal Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009 8:2 doi:10.1186/1447-056X-8-2 |
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