Table 1 Distribution of participants
From: Ageing, dementia and society – an epistemological perspective
Ethnic groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Chinese | Malaysian | Indian | Caucasian a | Pakistani b |
n =617 (%) | n =143 (%) | n =209 (%) | n =5 (%) | n =6 (%) | |
Age in years ( n ) | |||||
19-30 (n=655) | 438 (71.0) | 82 (57.3) | 126 (60.3) | 3 (60.0) | 6 (100.0) |
31-40 (n=100) | 49 (7.9) | 19 (13.3) | 32 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
41-55 (n=104) | 59 (9.6) | 23 (16.1) | 21 (10.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
56-65 (n=106) | 59 (9.6) | 18 (12.6) | 29 (13.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
>65 (n=15) | 12 (1.9) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Religion ( n ) | |||||
Christianity (n=218) | 188 (30.5) | 7 (4.9) | 19 (9.1) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Islam (n=171) | 9 (1.5) | 136 (95.1) | 20 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) |
Hinduism (n=156) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 155 (74.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Taoism (n=45) | 45 (7.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Buddhism (n=194) | 187 (30.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Freethought (n=193) | 186 (30.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (2.8) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Others (n=3) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Gender ( n ) | |||||
Male (n=400) | 200 (32.4) | 65 (45.5) | 128 (61.2) | 2 (40.0) | 4 (67.0) |
Female (n=580) | 417 (67.6) | 78 (54.5) | 81 (38.8) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (33.0) |
Marital status ( n ) | |||||
Single (n=682) | 456 (73.9) | 86 (60.1) | 132 (63.2) | 3 (60.0) | 5 (83.3) |
Married (n=298) | 161 (26.1) | 57 (39.9) | 77 (36.8) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (16.7) |
Education ( n ) | |||||
PSLE (n=82) | 55 (8.9) | 15 (10.5) | 12 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
‘O’ Levels (n=106) | 62 (10.0) | 17 (11.9) | 27 (12.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
‘A’ Levels (n=91) | 74 (12.0) | 10 (7.0) | 7 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
ITC/NITEC (n=23) | 6 (1.0) | 9 (6.3) | 8 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Diploma (n=131) | 78 (12.6) | 32 (22.3) | 21 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Bachelor’s (n=189) | 115 (18.6) | 25 (17.5) | 46 (22.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (16.7) |
Bachelor’s (with honours) (n=301) | 215 (34.8) | 32 (22.4) | 50 (23.9) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (49.9) |
Master’s (n=40) | 8 (1.3) | 2 (1.4) | 28 (13.4) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (16.7) |
MD (n=1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
PhD (n=13) | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) |
Others (n=3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |