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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristic of respondents (n = 1047)

From: Knowledge, attitude and behaviour on salt intake and its association with hypertension in the Malaysian population: findings from MyCoSS (Malaysian Community Salt Survey)

Sociodemographic characteristics

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Male

428

40.9

 Female

619

59.1

Age

  

 < 35

232

22.2

 35–44

176

16.8

 45–54

216

20.6

 55–64

244

23.3

 > 64

179

17.1

Ethnicity

 Malay

662

63.2

 Chinese

116

11.1

 Indians

63

6.0

 Other/Bumiputera

206

19.7

Marital statusa

 Never married

133

12.7

 Married

760

72.7

 Separated/widowed

153

14.6

Education level

 None

96

9.2

 Primary education

220

21.0

 Secondary education

503

48.0

 Higher

228

21.8

Occupation

 Public sector

144

13.8

 Private sector

173

16.5

 Self-employed

232

22.2

 Housewife

298

28.5

 Unemployed

142

13.6

 Student/others

58

5.5

Household income (RM/month)

 < 1000

324

31.0

 1000–1999

203

19.4

 2000–2999

174

16.6

 3000–3999

125

11.9

 > 3999

221

21.1

Diagnosed hypertensionb

 Yes

339

34.1

 No

654

65.9

  1. aBased on 1046 respondents
  2. bBased on 993 respondents