Table 1 Socio-demographic data of participants
From: Prevalence of insomnia and its impact on daily function amongst Malaysian primary care patients
Variable | n | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 908 | 44.3 |
Female | 1141 | 55.7 |
Age group | ||
18-29 | 694 | 34.0 |
30-39 | 467 | 22.9 |
40-49 | 369 | 18.1 |
50-59 | 301 | 14.7 |
> 60 | 212 | 10.4 |
Ethnic group | ||
Malay | 1242 | 60.6 |
Chinese | 401 | 19.6 |
Indian | 375 | 18.3 |
Others | 31 | 1.5 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 548 | 29.3 |
Married | 1306 | 65.6 |
Separated/divorced/widow | 102 | 5.1 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 1436 | 70.2 |
Unemployed | 429 | 21.0 |
Pensioner | 130 | 6.4 |
Others | 50 | 2.4 |
Household income* | ||
<500 | 121 | 6.0 |
501-1000 | 479 | 23.7 |
1001-2000 | 720 | 35.7 |
2001-3000 | 333 | 16.5 |
3001-4000 | 156 | 7.7 |
4001-5000 | 70 | 3.5 |
>5000 | 140 | 6.9 |
Educational Level | ||
Never attended school | 46 | 2.3 |
Primary school only | 275 | 13.5 |
Secondary school only | 1076 | 52.7 |
Tertiary education | 694 | 31.6 |