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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Development and calibration of a novel social relationship item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore

 

Frequency (%)

N = 503

Age

 21–34 years old

122 (24.3)

 35–49 years old

173 (34.4)

 50 and above

208 (41.4)

Gender

 Male

240 (47.7)

 Female

263 (52.3)

Ethnic Group

 Chinese

171 (34.0)

 Malay

169 (33.6)

 Indian

163 (32.4)

Health1

 Well

180 (36.5)

 Mildly unwell

62 (12.6)

 Unwell

251 (50.9)

Marital status

 Single

110 (21.9)

 Married

364 (72.4)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

29 (5.8)

Completion of secondary education (10 years of education)

 Yes

422 (83.9)

 No

81 (16.1)

  1. 1Based on the list of chronic diseases as defined in Additional file 1: Table S1