Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents and children
Respondent profile (%) | Child profile (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Relationship to child | Sex | ||
Mother | 67.3 | Male | 53.8 |
Father | 15.7 | Female | 46.2 |
Grandmother | 15.7 | Age group (years) | |
Grandfather | 1.2 | 1-2 | 32.7 |
Occupation | 3-5 | 32.9 | |
PMEB | 28.7 | 6-10 | 34.4 |
Other white collar | 19.7 | Race | |
Blue collar | 7.4 | Chinese | 64.4 |
Housewife | 37.6 | Malay | 16.7 |
Unemployed | 2.9 | Indian/other | 18.9 |
Other | 3.7 | ||
Education | |||
None | 2.0 | ||
Primary | 13.3 | ||
Secondary | 37.3 | ||
Tertiary (polytechnic) | 19.7 | ||
Tertiary (university) | 27.8 | ||