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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Non-communicable diseases among low income adults in rural coastal communities in Eastern Sabah, Malaysia

Characteristics

Sex, N (column %)

All (n = 330)

Men (n = 133)

Women (n = 197)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age group (years)

43.0 ±â¶Ä‰16.4a

44.1 ±â¶Ä‰15.4a

43.7 ±â¶Ä‰15.8a

 19–29

32

(24.1)

38

(19.3)

70

(21.3)

 30–59

80

(60.2)

134

(68.0)

214

(64.8)

 â¶Ä‰â‰¥â€‰60

21

(15.8)

25

(12.7)

46

(13.9)

Ethnic group

 B²¹Âá²¹³Ü

131

(98.5)

193

(98.0)

324

(98.2)

 B³Ü²µ¾±²õ

0

(0.0)

2

(1.0)

2

(0.6)

 J²¹·É²¹

1

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.3)

â€Çȳܱô³Ü°ì

1

(0.8)

1

(0.5)

2

(0.6)

â€ÇȳܲԲµ²¹¾±

0

(0.0)

1

(0.5)

1

(0.3)

Religion

 I²õ±ô²¹³¾

133

(100.0)

197

(100.0)

330

(100.0)

Educational level

 No formal education

20

(15.0)

63

(32.0)

83

(25.2)

 Primary school

26

(19.5)

39

(19.8)

65

(19.7)

 Secondary school

75

(56.4)

83

(42.1)

158

(47.9)

 High school certificate / Diploma

7

(5.3)

9

(4.6)

16

(4.8)

 Bachelor’s degree

5

(3.8)

3

(1.5)

8

(2.4)

Marital status

â€ÇȾ±²Ô²µ±ô±ð

39

(29.3)

38

(19.3)

77

(23.3)

 M²¹°ù°ù¾±±ð»å

88

(66.2)

128

(65.0)

216

(65.5)

 D¾±±¹´Ç°ù³¦±ð»å/³§±ð±è²¹°ù²¹³Ù±ð»å

0

(0.0)

2

(1.0)

2

(0.6)

 W¾±»å´Ç·É/°Â¾±»å´Ç·É±ð°ù

6

(4.5)

29

(14.7)

35

(10.6)

Occupation

 U²Ô±ð³¾±è±ô´Ç²â±ð»å

32

(24.1)

31

(15.7)

63

(19.1)

‽ö´Ç³Ü²õ±ð·É¾±´Ú±ð

0

(0.0)

144

(73.1)

144

(43.6)

â€Çȱð±ô´Ú-±ð³¾±è±ô´Ç²â±ð»å

83

(62.4)

19

(9.6)

102

(30.9)

 E³¾±è±ô´Ç²â±ð»å

18

(13.5)

3

(1.5)

21

(6.4)

 Household income (RM/month)

750.0 ±â¶Ä‰713.0a

618.8 ±â¶Ä‰443.6a

671.7 ±â¶Ä‰569.9a

 Hardcore poor

97

(72.9)

142

(72.1)

239

(72.4)

 P´Ç´Ç°ù

15

(11.3)

32

(16.2)

47

(14.2)

 Above PLI

21

(15.8)

23

(11.7)

44

(13.3)

Household size (Number of individuals)

6.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.1a

6.8 ±â¶Ä‰3.2a

6.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.2a

 1–5

59

(44.4)

70

(35.5)

129

(39.1)

 â¶Ä‰â‰¥â€‰6

74

(55.6)

127

(64.5)

201

(60.9)

Smoking status

â€Çȳ¾´Ç°ì±ð°ù

31

(23.3)

7

(3.6)

38

(11.5)

 N´Ç²Ô/·¡³æ-²õ³¾´Ç°ì±ð°ù

102

(76.7)

190

(96.4)

292

(88.5)

  1. a Values are in mean ± S.D.