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Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of respondents to the survey before the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore, January 2020 (N = 7569)

From: Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with older individuals’ healthcare utilization and self-reported health status: a longitudinal analysis from Singapore

Variables

Mean (±SD) or N (%)

Age

63.2 (±6.40)

Sex

 Male

3561 (47%)

 Female

4008 (53%)

Education

 Primary

1721 (23%)

 Secondary

3143 (41%)

 Tertiary

2705 (36%)

Ethnicity

 Chinese

6548 (87%)

 Non-Chinese

1021 (13%)

Marital status

 Married

5962 (79%)

 Unmarried

1607 (21%)

Number of children

2.91 (±1.13)

Number of household members

2.60 (±1.39)

  1. Source. Authors’ analysis of data from the Singapore Life Panel Survey January 2020 Wave
  2. Note. SD Standard Deviation