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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Economic burden of multimorbidity among older adults: impact on healthcare and societal costs

Demographic characteristic

Category

N

Un-weighted %

Weighted %

SE

Age group

60–74 years

1494

58.2

75

0

 

75–84 years

669

26.1

19.5

0

 

85+ years

402

15.7

5.5

0

Gender

Men

1117

43.5

44.1

1.4

 

Women

1448

56.5

55.9

1.4

Ethnicity

Chinese

1012

39.5

83.3

0

 

Malay

745

29

9.3

0

 

Indian

772

30.1

6

0

 

Others

36

1.4

1.4

0

Marital status

Never married

136

5.3

8

0.8

 

Married/cohabiting

1484

57.9

64

1.3

 

Widowed

836

32.6

22.5

1

 

Divorced/separated

107

4.2

5.5

0.7

Education

None

511

20

16.5

1

 

Some, but did not complete primary

620

24.3

23.9

1.2

 

Completed primary

640

25.1

24.8

1.2

 

Completed secondary

517

20.3

22.4

1.2

 

Completed tertiary

262

10.3

12.4

1

Employment

Paid work (part-time and full-time)

688

27.2

33.9

1.3

 

Unemployed (looking for work)

32

1.3

1.5

0.4

 

Homemaker

808

31.9

26.3

1.2

 

Retired

1006

39.7

38.3

1.3