Table 1 Demographics of the study population
From: Self-reported generalised pruritus among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia
Demographic | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 331 (43.0) |
Female | 439 (57.0) |
Marital status | |
Married | 545 (70.8) |
Widowed | 152 (19.7) |
Single/never married | 50 (6.5) |
Divorced/separated | 20 (2.6) |
Other relationship (i.e. life partner) | 1 (0.1) |
Unknown | 2 (0.3) |
Education | |
Secondary | 327 (42.5) |
College/university | 225 (29.2) |
Primary | 150 (19.5) |
Certificate/skill (post-secondary) | 42 (5.5) |
No formal education | 22 (2.9) |
Unknown | 4 (0.5) |