Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents (N鈥�=鈥�347)
From: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) among low socioeconomic population in Malaysia
Variables | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 听 | 212 (61.1%) |
鈥僊补濒别 | 听 | 130 (37.5%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 5 (1.4%) |
Age group (year) | ||
鈥僊别补苍 | 42.2 (11.26) | 听 |
鈥�18鈥�28 | 听 | 37 (10.7%) |
鈥�29鈥�38 | 听 | 89 (25.6%) |
鈥�39鈥�48 | 听 | 110 (31.7%) |
鈥�49鈥�58 | 听 | 62 (17.9%) |
鈥�59鈥�68 | 听 | 33 (9.5%) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�69 | 听 | 1 (0.3%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 15 (4.3%) |
Ethnic | ||
鈥僊补濒补测 | 听 | 211 (60.8%) |
鈥僀丑颈苍别蝉别 | 听 | 7 (2.0%) |
鈥僆苍诲颈补苍 | 听 | 20 (5.8%) |
鈥僌迟丑别谤蝉 | 听 | 103 (29.7%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 6 (1.7%) |
Education level | ||
鈥僋o formal education | 听 | 7 (2.0%) |
鈥働rimary school | 听 | 51 (14.7%) |
鈥僑econdary School | 听 | 213 (61.4%) |
鈥僀ollege / University | 听 | 35 (10.1%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 41 (11.8%) |
Marital status | ||
鈥侨颈苍驳濒别 | 听 | 33 (9.5%) |
鈥僊补谤谤颈别诲 | 听 | 217 (62.5%) |
Divorced/ Separated | 听 | 88 (25.4%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 9 (2.6%) |
鈥働lace of living | ||
鈥僐耻谤补濒 | 听 | 177 (51.0%) |
鈥僓谤产补苍 | 听 | 148 (42.7%) |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 听 | 22 (6.3%) |
Employment status | ||
鈥僓苍别尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 听 | 140 (40.3%) |
鈥僂尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 听 | 207 (59.7%) |
Total household income (MYR) | ||
鈥僊别补苍 | 1736.81 (2382.14) | 听 |
鈥�&濒迟;鈥�1000 | 听 | 159 (45.8%) |
鈥�1000 鈥� 1999 | 听 | 88 (25.4%) |
鈥�2000 鈥� 2999 | 听 | 48 (13.8%) |
鈥�3000 鈥� 3999 | 听 | 17 (4.9%) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�4000 | 听 | 35 (10.1%) |
Chronic medical illness | ||
鈥働谤别蝉别苍迟 | 听 | 105 (30.3%) |
鈥倾产蝉别苍迟 | 听 | 242 (69.7%) |