Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic profile of the overall adult population (N = 1092) and study population (N = 1003)
Profile | N = 1092 | N = 1003 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 48.8 (15.5) | 48.3 (15.1) | |
Gender, n (%) | Male Female | 376 (34.4) 716 (65.6) | 344 (34.3) 659 (65.7) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | Malay Chinese Indian Others | 590 (54.0) 111 (10.2) 374 (34.2) 17 (1.6) | 551(55.0) 90 (8.9) 346 (34.5) 16 (1.6) |
Level of education, n (%) | No formal Primary Secondary Tertiary | 49 (4.5) 292 (26.7) 505 (46.3) 246 (22.4) | 38 (3.8) 262 (26.1) 473 (47.1) 230 (22.9) |
Occupation, n (%) | Not working Retired Working | 418 (38.4) 132 (12.1) 542 (49.5) | 374 (37.3) 113 (11.3) 516 (51.4) |
Working sector, n (%) | Public Private Self-employed | 65 (12.0) 398 (73.4) 79 (14.6) | 60 (11.6) 380 (73.6) 76 (14.7) |
*Household income category, n (%) (Classification in Malaysia) | B40 M40 T20 | 824 (75.5) 178 (16.3) 18 (1.7) | 819 (80.9) 175 (17.3) 18 (1.8) |
#Main source of health payment, n (%) | Personal savings Employment benefit Private insurance Others | 667 (61.1) 165 (15.1) 56 (5.1) 132 (12.1) | 654 (65.2) 159(15.8) 55 (5.5) 131 (13.1) |
Household size mean (SD) | 4 (1.85) | 4.58 (1.63) | |
Personal monthly income, mean (SD) in MYR | 1,258.00 (1,542.00) | 1,317.90 (1,565.54) | |
Household monthly income, mean (SD) in MYR | 3,168.00 (2,558.00) | 3,181.66 (2,570.10) | |
+Asthma control Well-controlled Poorly controlled | 372 (34.1) 720 (65.9) | 338 (33.6) 665 (66.4) |