Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (N = 11,308)
Characteristics | Count, n (Unweighted) | Estimated population, N (Weighted) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | |||
Demographic profile | |||
Sex | |||
 Male | 5345 | 10,808,937 | 49.9 |
 Female | 5963 | 10,844,610 | 50.1 |
Age group (years) | |||
 18–34 | 3608 | 9,637,542 | 44.5 |
 35–44 | 2246 | 4,187,976 | 19.3 |
 45–59 | 3025 | 4,625,530 | 21.4 |
 60 +  | 2429 | 3,202,499 | 14.8 |
Ethnicity | |||
 Malay* | 7409 | 11,122,297 | 51.4 |
 Chinese | 1429 | 4,630,824 | 21.4 |
 Indian | 727 | 1,323,426 | 6.1 |
 Other Bumiputera | 1114 | 2,266,043 | 10.5 |
 Others | 629 | 2,310,957 | 10.7 |
Citizenship | |||
 Malaysian | 10,603 | 19,162,080 | 88.5 |
 Non-Malaysian | 705 | 2,491,466 | 11.5 |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 2397 | 6,277,951 | 29.0 |
 Married | 7697 | 13,652,757 | 63.1 |
 Widow(er)/Divorcee | 1214 | 1,722,839 | 8.0 |
Socio-economic status | |||
Education level | |||
 No formal education | 666 | 1,191,602 | 5.5 |
 Primary education | 2492 | 4,315,337 | 19.9 |
 Secondary education | 5390 | 10,560,355 | 48.8 |
 Tertiary education | 2760 | 5,586,253 | 25.8 |
Occupation | |||
 Government employee | 1176 | 1,510,221 | 7.0 |
 Private employee | 3299 | 8,155,526 | 37.7 |
 Self-employed | 2132 | 3,851,320 | 17.8 |
 Unpaid worker/Housewife | 2064 | 3,705,499 | 17.1 |
 Retiree | 522 | 735,685 | 3.4 |
 Student | 312 | 863,511 | 4.0 |
 Not economically active†| 1803 | 2,831,784 | 13.1 |
Working status | |||
 Not working | 4742 | 8,213,140 | 37.9 |
 Working | 6566 | 13,440,407 | 62.1 |
Health belief | |||
Medical check-up | |||
 Yes | 4379 | 7,171,053 | 33.1 |
 No | 6929 | 14,482,494 | 66.9 |
Enabling factors | |||
Household income quintile | |||
 Q1 (20% poorest) | 2449 | 4,507,679 | 20.8 |
 Q2 | 2230 | 4,281,591 | 19.8 |
 Q3 | 2202 | 4,411,873 | 20.4 |
 Q4 | 2247 | 4,234,963 | 19.6 |
 Q5 (20% richest) | 2180 | 4,217,440 | 19.5 |
Urbanity | |||
 Urban | 6772 | 16,335,491 | 75.4 |
 Rural | 4536 | 5,318,055 | 24.6 |
Need factor | |||
Self-rated health status | |||
 Good to excellent health | 8532 | 17,120,580 | 79.1 |
 Fair health | 2502 | 4,084,033 | 18.9 |
 Poor to very poor health | 274 | 448,933 | 2.1 |