Table 1 Socio-demographic status of the respondents
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Questionnaire, n (%) | |
Set A | 213 (53.3) |
Set B | 187 (46.7) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 33 (12.0) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 159 (39.7) |
Female | 241 (60.3) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Malay | 208 (52.0) |
Chinese | 128 (32.0) |
Indian | 49 (12.3) |
Others | 15 (3.7) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 178 (44.5) |
Married | 208 (52.0) |
Divorced | 6 (1.5) |
Widow/widower | 8 (2.0) |
Do you have children?, n (%) | |
No | 217 (54.3) |
Yes | 183 (45.7) |
Education level (ISCED 2011 level), n (%) | |
0 | 4 (1.0) |
1 | 25 (6.3) |
2 | 83 (20.7) |
3 | 53 (13.3) |
> 4 | 235 (58.7) |
Occupation sector, n (%) | |
Unemployed | 38 (9.5) |
Pensioner | 16 (4.0) |
Student | 106 (26.5) |
Government | 107 (26.7) |
Private/Self-employed | 133 (33.3) |
Monthly household income, n (%) | |
≤ MYR 1,000 | 88 (22.0) |
MYR 1,001–2000 | 62 (15.5) |
MYR 2,001–3,000 | 76 (19.0) |
MYR 3,001–4,000 | 72 (18.0) |
MYR 4,001–5,000 | 40 (10.0) |
≥ MYR 5,001 | 62 (15.5) |
Previous experience with dengue, n (%) | |
No | 158 (39.5) |
Yes | 242 (60.5) |
Duration of interview (minutes), mean (SD) | 9.0 (3.0) |
Difficulty of the questionnaire, n (%) | |
Very difficult | 21 (5.3) |
Difficult | 41 (10.3) |
Neutral | 136 (34.0) |
Easy | 151 (37.7) |
Very easy | 51 (12.7) |