Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of adolescents by year.
Characteristics | 13 years (n = 1320) | 15 years (n = 881) | 17 years (n = 637) |
|---|---|---|---|
N | N | N | |
Gender | |||
Male | 509 (38.6) | 303 (34.4) | 183 (28.7) |
Female | 811 (61.4) | 578 (65.6) | 454 (71.3) |
Ethnicity | |||
Malay | 1077 (81.6) | 692 (78.5) | 491 (77.1) |
Chinese | 99 (7.5) | 66 (7.5) | 55 (8.6) |
Indian | 103 (7.8) | 79 (9) | 59 (9.3) |
Others | 41 (3.1) | 44 (5) | 32 (5) |
Locality | |||
Urban | 695 (52.7) | 488 (55.4) | 341 (53.5) |
Rural | 625 (47.3) | 393 (44.6) | 296 (46.5) |
States | |||
Selangor | 445 (33.7) | 246 (27.9) | 169 (26.5) |
WPKL | 282 (21.4) | 176 (20) | 127 (19.9) |
Perak | 593 (44.9) | 459 (52.1) | 341 (53.5) |
Family income | |||
Less than RM 1500 | 546 (46) | 405 (49.5) | 318 (53.8) |
RM 1501 to RM 3000 | 344 (29) | 240 (29.3) | 161 (27.2) |
RM 3001 to RM 5000 | 136 (11.4) | 86 (10.5) | 64 (10.8) |
More than RM 5001 | 135 (11.4) | 68 (8.3) | 36 (6.1) |
Parental highest education | |||
Low | 419 (38.3) | 310 (41) | 228 (41.9) |
Medium | 431 (39.5) | 304 (40.3) | 226 (41.5) |
High | 242 (22.2) | 141 (18.7) | 91 (16.8) |
Father employment | |||
Employed | 980 (92.3) | 675 (90.2) | 490 (93.0) |
Unemployed | 82 (7.7) | 73 (9.8) | 37 (7.0) |
