Socio-demographic characteristics | Total sample (n = 2895) | No chronic physical condition (n = 1243) (Weighted = 46.21%) | One chronic physical condition (n = 760) (Weighted = 26.32%) | Two or more chronic physical conditions (n = 884) (Weighted = 27.21%) | ||||
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n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | |
Age groups | ||||||||
18-34 | 823 | 29.89 | 537 | 42.63 | 207 | 29.06 | 78 | 9.34 |
35-49 | 719 | 28.22 | 369 | 31.45 | 215 | 30.50 | 135 | 20.86 |
50-64 | 774 | 26.75 | 239 | 18.27 | 203 | 27.48 | 328 | 40.01 |
65 and above | 579 | 15.13 | 98 | 7.65 | 135 | 12.96 | 343 | 29.79 |
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 1,474 | 51.55 | 605 | 51.64 | 416 | 54.96 | 448 | 47.63 |
Male | 1,421 | 48.45 | 638 | 48.36 | 344 | 45.04 | 436 | 52.37 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
Chinese | 796 | 75.81 | 360 | 75.15 | 206 | 75.36 | 227 | 77.28 |
Malay | 974 | 12.73 | 410 | 12.97 | 251 | 12.47 | 310 | 12.60 |
Indian | 918 | 8.59 | 375 | 8.64 | 243 | 8.86 | 298 | 8.31 |
Others | 207 | 2.86 | 98 | 3.24 | 60 | 3.31 | 49 | 1.81 |
Education | ||||||||
Primary and below | 637 | 20.36 | 160 | 12.30 | 163 | 18.91 | 309 | 35.00 |
Secondary | 684 | 20.28 | 272 | 20.14 | 162 | 18.41 | 248 | 22.17 |
Pre-Ua/Junior College | 126 | 4.78 | 60 | 5.51 | 34 | 4.56 | 32 | 3.80 |
Vocational Institute/ITEb | 267 | 6.62 | 132 | 7.17 | 76 | 7.91 | 58 | 4.46 |
Diploma | 479 | 18.46 | 267 | 21.85 | 124 | 19.10 | 88 | 12.31 |
Degree, professional certifications and above | 702 | 29.50 | 352 | 33.04 | 201 | 31.13 | 149 | 22.26 |
Marital Status | ||||||||
Single | 731 | 29.20 | 443 | 39.10 | 182 | 27.50 | 105 | 14.30 |
Married/Cohabiting | 1,860 | 61.69 | 721 | 54.49 | 501 | 66.10 | 633 | 69.97 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 303 | 9.10 | 78 | 6.40 | 77 | 6.40 | 146 | 15.72 |
Refused | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Employment | ||||||||
Employed | 1,933 | 70.49 | 922 | 77.16 | 525 | 72.22 | 482 | 57.56 |
Economically inactive | 829 | 25.37 | 263 | 19.05 | 204 | 24.39 | 358 | 36.94 |
Unemployed | 133 | 4.14 | 58 | 3.79 | 31 | 3.39 | 44 | 5.50 |
Personal Income (Monthly)c | ||||||||
Below 2,000/No income | 1,455 | 45.31 | 545 | 40.26 | 366 | 44.62 | 537 | 54.27 |
2,000-3,999 | 698 | 23.94 | 334 | 26.59 | 190 | 23.19 | 173 | 20.09 |
4,000-5,999 | 318 | 12.77 | 162 | 13.74 | 90 | 14.21 | 66 | 9.90 |
6,000-9,999 | 183 | 7.82 | 92 | 8.89 | 47 | 6.79 | 44 | 7.09 |
10,000 and above | 117 | 5.68 | 45 | 5.25 | 36 | 6.88 | 36 | 5.31 |
Don’t know/Refused | 124 | 4.48 | 65 | 5.28 | 31 | 4.31 | 28 | 3.34 |
BMId | ||||||||
Normal range ≥ 18.5 & <25 | 1263 | 53.39 | 617 | 55.80 | 346 | 59.31 | 298 | 43.78 |
Underweight < 18.5 | 151 | 6.95 | 90 | 10.04 | 40 | 6.16 | 20 | 2.17 |
Overweight ≥ 25 & <30.0 | 858 | 26.57 | 338 | 23.80 | 222 | 25.22 | 296 | 32.55 |
Obese ≥ 30.0 | 420 | 8.97 | 150 | 7.63 | 100 | 6.58 | 168 | 13.62 |
Refused | 203 | 4.13 | 48 | 2.72 | 52 | 2.73 | 102 | 7.89 |
Classifications | ||||||||
No chronic physical condition | 1,243 | 46.21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
One chronic physical condition | 760 | 26.28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Two or more chronic physical conditions | 884 | 27.18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |