Table 1 Sociodemographic background of the sample and distribution of perceived social support global scores (n = 6126)
| Â | n | % | Global MSPSS scorea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Mean | SD | |
Age group | ||||
 18–34 | 1707 | 30.4 | 5.73 | 0.80 |
 35–49 | 1496 | 29.6 | 5.67 | 0.85 |
 50–64 | 1626 | 26.9 | 5.46 | 0.93 |
 65 and over | 1297 | 13.1 | 5.34 | 0.85 |
Gender | ||||
 Men | 3068 | 49.6 | 5.56 | 0.86 |
 Women | 3058 | 50.4 | 5.61 | 0.88 |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Chinese | 1782 | 75.7 | 5.54 | 0.86 |
 Malay | 1990 | 12.5 | 5.67 | 0.88 |
 Indian | 1844 | 8.7 | 5.80 | 0.90 |
 Others | 510 | 3.1 | 5.84 | 0.90 |
Marital status | ||||
 Never married | 1544 | 31.0 | 5.58 | 0.90 |
 Married | 3843 | 59.8 | 5.65 | 0.82 |
 Divorced/separated | 343 | 5.2 | 5.18 | 1.03 |
 Widowed | 396 | 4.1 | 5.23 | 0.89 |
Education | ||||
 Primary and below | 1187 | 16.3 | 5.24 | 0.90 |
 Secondary | 1648 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 0.85 |
 Pre-Uni./Junior College | 304 | 6.0 | 5.76 | 0.76 |
 Vocational | 508 | 6.3 | 5.57 | 0.84 |
 Diploma | 1024 | 19.0 | 5.66 | 0.88 |
 University | 1455 | 29.4 | 5.77 | 0.81 |
Employment | ||||
 Employed | 4055 | 72.0 | 5.62 | 0.83 |
 Economically inactive | 1716 | 22.7 | 5.56 | 0.88 |
 Unemployed | 354 | 5.3 | 5.24 | 1.17 |
Average household income in Thousand Singapore dollars per month | ||||
 Less than 2 | 1147 | 16.5 | 5.17 | 0.99 |
 2–3.9 | 1331 | 20.0 | 5.49 | 0.87 |
 4–5.9 | 1113 | 21.4 | 5.63 | 0.79 |
 6–9.9 | 1003 | 21.8 | 5.69 | 0.82 |
 10 and over | 861 | 20.3 | 5.85 | 0.78 |