Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of sample
|  | Sample (mean = 22.25) (N = 2043) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted n | Weighted % | SE | Weighted Mean | SE | |
Age group (years) | |||||
 60–64 | 616 | 33.3 | 1.44 | 24.68 | 0.53 |
 65–69 | 477 | 28.0 | 1.40 | 23.28 | 0.50 |
 70–74 | 277 | 19.0 | 1.27 | 20.72 | 0.56 |
 75–79 | 325 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 18.66 | 0.50 |
 80–84 | 177 | 5.9 | 0.50 | 18.78 | 0.74 |
 85+ | 171 | 2.8 | 0.00 | 14.94 | 0.60 |
Gender | |||||
 Men | 949 | 45.7 | 1.55 | 28.27 | 0.36 |
 Women | 1094 | 54.3 | 1.55 | 17.18 | 0.22 |
Ethnicity | |||||
 Chinese | 792 | 82.9 | 0.03 | 22.41 | 0.31 |
 Malay | 574 | 9.3 | 0.01 | 20.92 | 0.42 |
 Indian | 641 | 6.2 | 0.03 | 21.60 | 0.34 |
 Others | 36 | 1.7 | 0.01 | 24.41 | 1.83 |
Marital status | |||||
 Never married | 114 | 8.2 | 0.91 | 22.47 | 0.97 |
 Married/cohabiting | 1299 | 66.8 | 1.45 | 23.49 | 0.33 |
 Widowed | 530 | 18.9 | 1.11 | 17.51 | 0.41 |
 Divorced/separated | 100 | 6.2 | 0.78 | 23.06 | 1.31 |
Education | |||||
 None | 307 | 13.1 | 1.00 | 18.34 | 0.64 |
 Some, but did not complete primary | 489 | 23.8 | 1.32 | 21.07 | 0.50 |
 Completed primary | 542 | 25.1 | 1.35 | 23.11 | 0.58 |
 Completed secondary | 467 | 24.3 | 1.35 | 23.10 | 0.52 |
 Completed tertiary | 235 | 13.8 | 1.11 | 25.10 | 0.74 |
Employment status | |||||
 Paid work (full-time and part-time) | 652 | 37.5 | 1.50 | 25.47 | 0.46 |
 Unemployed | 30 | 1.5 | 0.39 | 27.13 | 2.23 |
 Homemaker | 592 | 24.5 | 1.32 | 16.30 | 0.30 |
 Retired | 752 | 36.4 | 1.47 | 22.67 | 0.43 |