Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
From: Validation of the psychometric properties of the Malay advance care planning questionnaire
Demographic Characteristics | N (%) (n = 222) |
|---|---|
Female | 160 (72.1) |
Median age ± interquartile range (years) [range] | 29 ± 12 [22–73] |
  < 40 | 117 (52.7) |
  ≥ 40 | 105 (47.3) |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 120 (54.1) |
 Chinese | 77 (34.6) |
 Indian | 23 (10.4) |
 Others* | 2 (0.9) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 132 (59.5) |
 Married | 88 (39.6) |
 Divorced | 1 (0.5) |
 Widowed | 1 (0.5) |
Level of education | |
 Primary (completed 6 years of education) | 2 (0.9) |
 Secondary (completed 12 years of education) | 33 (14.9) |
 Tertiary (completed at least 15 years of education) | 187 (84.2) |
Religion | |
 Islam | 120 (54.0) |
 Buddhism | 60 (27.0) |
 Christianity | 21 (9.5) |
 Hinduism | 20 (9.0) |
 Others** | 1 (0.5) |
Occupation | |
 Employed | 170 (76.6) |
 Unemployed | 52 (23.4) |
Personal monthly income | |
  < RM1000 ($250) | 51 (23.0) |
 RM1001-RM2000 ($251–$500) | 49 (22.1) |
 RM2001-RM3000 ($501–$750) | 51 (23.0) |
 RM3001-RM4000 ($751–$1000) | 30 (13.5) |
 RM4001-RM5000 ($1001–$1250) | 9 (4.1) |
  > RM5001 ($1251) | 32 (18.9) |
Living companions | |
 Family (spouse, siblings, children) | 160 (72.1) |
 Friends | 42 (18.9) |
 Alone | 20 (9.0) |
Self-rated health status | |
 Excellent | 27 (12.2) |
 Very good | 79 (35.6) |
 Good | 108 (48.6) |
 Poor | 8 (3.6) |
Presence of co-morbidities | 52 (25.8) |
 Asthma / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 12 (5.0) |
 Hypertension | 11 (4.8) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 10 (4.4) |