Table 1 Socio-demographic details of participants (N = 140)
| Â | Overall | Male | Female | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | p value* | ||
Age | min=21; max=63 mean=31.7; SD=9.3 | 140 | Â | 72 | Â | 68 | Â | 0.999 |
Ethnicity | Chinese | 89 | 63.6 | 46 | 63.9 | 43 | 63.2 | 0.248 |
Malay | 34 | 24.3 | 20 | 27.8 | 14 | 20.6 | Â | |
Indian | 17 | 12.1 | 6 | 8.3 | 11 | 16.2 | Â | |
Marital status | Single | 99 | 70.7 | 55 | 76.4 | 44 | 64.7 | 0.189 |
Married | 30 | 21.4 | 11 | 15.3 | 19 | 27.9 | Â | |
Separated/Divorced | 11 | 7.9 | 6 | 8.3 | 5 | 7.4 | Â | |
Education | Secondary and below | 46 | 32.9 | 22 | 30.6 | 24 | 35.3 | 0.026 |
Technical Education/ Diploma/ A level | 64 | 45.7 | 40 | 55.6 | 24 | 35.3 | Â | |
Degree and above | 30 | 21.4 | 10 | 13.9 | 20 | 29.4 | Â | |
Employment status | Employed | 60 | 42.9 | 35 | 48.6 | 25 | 36.8 | 0.157 |
Unemployed | 80 | 57.1 | 37 | 51.4 | 43 | 63.2 | Â | |