Table 1 Profile of respondents without and with Mental Health Conditions (MHC)
Age | N | All | Without MHC | With MHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3077 | 2566 | 511 | |||||
Mean (SD) | 45.7 | 0.32 | 47.1 | 0.35 | 38.6 | 0.69 | |
Age group (years) | 18–34 | 956 | 31% | 720 | 28% | 236 | 46% |
35–49 | 739 | 24% | 604 | 24% | 135 | 26% | |
50–64 | 796 | 26% | 697 | 27% | 99 | 20% | |
65 & above | 586 | 19% | 545 | 21% | 41 | 8% | |
Gender | Male | 1683 | 55% | 1379 | 54% | 304 | 59% |
Female | 1394 | 45% | 1187 | 46% | 207 | 41% | |
Ethnicity | Chinese | 817 | 27% | 689 | 27% | 128 | 25% |
Malay | 981 | 32% | 829 | 32% | 152 | 30% | |
Indian | 1002 | 32% | 824 | 32% | 178 | 35% | |
Others | 277 | 9% | 224 | 9% | 53 | 10% | |
Marital status | Single | 850 | 28% | 652 | 25% | 198 | 39% |
Married | 1868 | 61% | 1618 | 63% | 250 | 49% | |
Divorced/Separated | 192 | 6% | 140 | 6% | 52 | 10% | |
Widowed | 167 | 5% | 156 | 6% | 11 | 2% | |
Educational attainment | Primary& below | 519 | 17% | 456 | 18% | 63 | 12% |
Secondary/Junior College/ITE | 1271 | 41% | 1038 | 40% | 233 | 46% | |
Diploma/University | 1287 | 42% | 1072 | 42% | 215 | 42% | |
Employment | Employed | 2107 | 68% | 1715 | 67% | 392 | 77% |
Economically inactive | 798 | 26% | 723 | 28% | 75 | 15% | |
Unemployed | 172 | 6% | 128 | 5% | 44 | 8% | |
Housing Type | Public, 1- 2 room | 206 | 7% | 152 | 6% | 54 | 11% |
Public, 3 room | 639 | 21% | 540 | 22% | 99 | 20% | |
Public, 4 room | 1046 | 35% | 865 | 34% | 193 | 36% | |
Public, 5 room | 803 | 27% | 682 | 27% | 121 | 24% | |
Private, non-landed | 225 | 7% | 193 | 8% | 32 | 7% | |
Private, landed property | 86 | 3% | 74 | 3% | 12 | 2% | |
Having any CMC | 1786 | 58% | 1508 | 59% | 278 | 54% | |
Number of CMC | Mean (SD) | 1.4 | 0.03 | 1.5 | 0.03 | 1.2 | 0.07 |