Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 1236)
Characteristics | Frequency | % | 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower bound | Upper bound | |||
Age in years | ||||
<20 | 77 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.5 |
20–29 | 667 | 54.0 | 51.1 | 56.9 |
30–39 | 438 | 35.4 | 32.6 | 38.1 |
40–49 | 54 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
Mean (SD) years | 28.3 (6.1) | 28.0 | 28.7 | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Malay | 219 | 17.7 | 15.5 | 19.8 |
Iban | 494 | 40.0 | 37.1 | 42.6 |
Bidayuh | 375 | 30.3 | 27.9 | 32.8 |
Others (e.g. Chinese etc.) | 148 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 13.8 |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 859 | 69.5 | 67.0 | 72.0 |
Muslim | 337 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 29.8 |
Others | 40 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Level of education | ||||
No formal education | 25 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
Primary | 141 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 13.2 |
Secondary | 861 | 69.7 | 67.1 | 72.1 |
Higher secondary and above | 209 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 19.0 |
Occupation | ||||
Housewife | 951 | 76.9 | 74.4 | 79.2 |
Government | 132 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
Private | 109 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 10.4 |
Self employed | 44 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
Household income (MYR) | ||||
<1000 | 586 | 47.4 | 44.7 | 50.5 |
1000–1999 | 356 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 31.4 |
≥2000 | 294 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 26.1 |
Median | 1000.00 | 950.00 | 1000.00 | |
Family size | ||||
2–3 | 170 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 15.7 |
4–5 | 467 | 37.8 | 34.9 | 40.6 |
6–7 | 334 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 29.6 |
≥8 | 265 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 23.7 |
Mean (SD) | 5.9 (2.5) | 5.8 | 6.0 | |