Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participant demographics
From: Addressing genetic discrimination for stronger legal protections and enhanced public awareness
Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age group | |
 21–30 years | 76 (8%) |
 31–40 years | 218 (22%) |
 41–50 years | 211 (21%) |
 51–60 years | 200 (20%) |
 61–70 years | 221 (22%) |
 71–80 years | 71 (7%) |
 81+ years | 3 (0%) |
Marital Status | |
 Married | 671 (67%) |
 Unmarried | 253 (25%) |
 Divorced | 56 (6%) |
 Widowed | 20 (2%) |
Do you have children? | |
 Yes | 611 (61%) |
 No | 389 (39%) |
Highest education qualification | |
 Bachelor’s or Equivalent | 394 (39%) |
 Secondary School | 146 (15%) |
 Master’s or Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate | 143 (14%) |
 Polytechnic Diploma | 118 (12%) |
 Professional Qualification and/or Other Diploma | 94 (9%) |
 Post-secondary | 87 (9%) |
 Primary School | 11 (1%) |
 Doctorate | 7 (1%) |
Ethnicity | |
 Chinese | 875 (87%) |
 Indian | 67 (7%) |
 Malay | 40 (4%) |
 Others | 18 (2%) |
Religion | |
 Nil | 280 (28%) |
 Christianity | 275 (27%) |
 Buddhism | 250 (25%) |
 Catholicism | 63 (6%) |
 Islam | 53 (5%) |
 Hinduism | 39 (4%) |
 Taoism | 30 (3%) |
 Other | 12 (2%) |
Housing | |
 4 or 5 room flat | 591 (59%) |
 2 or 3 room flat | 203 (20%) |
 Private condominium | 102 (10%) |
 Executive/HUDC flat | 76 (8%) |
 Landed property | 19 (2%) |
 1 room flat | 9 (1%) |
