Table 1

Socio-demographic profile of the respondents (n = 972)

Profile of the respondents
n
%

Age





20–49 years
799
82.2
50–59 years
173
17.8



Race





Malay
534
54.9
Chinese
194
20.0
Indian
227
23.4
Others
17
1.7



Religion








Muslim
547
56.3
Buddhist
165
17.0
Christian
44
4.5
Hindu
212
21.8
Others
4
0.4



School





Yes
914
94.0
No
58
6.0



Education level





Formal education
915
94.1
No formal education
57
5.9



Occupation





Yes
389
40.0
No
583
60.0



Monthly salary





++ < RM 500
660
67.9
++ ≥RM 500
312
32.1



Marital Status





Yes
815
83.8
No
157
16.2

* p < 0.05 = significant

++ RM = Malaysian Dollars

Sidik and Rampal Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009 8:2   doi:10.1186/1447-056X-8-2

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