N = 2969 | Ever heard of H7N9 (N = 1389, 46.8%) |  | Ever heard of MERS (N = 613, 20.6%) |  | ||
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Socio-demographic characteristics | Total respondents (%) a | No. of respondents (%) b | P-value | No. of respondents (%) b | P-value | |
Gender | Male | 1170 (39.4) | 568 (48.5) | 0.120 | 259 (22.1) | 0.106 |
Female | 1799 (60.6) | 821 (45.6) | 354 (19.7) | |||
Age group | 16–21 | 362 (12.2) | 129 (35.6) | < 0.001* | 36 (9.9) | < 0.001* |
22–39 | 962 (32.4) | 408 (42.4) | 176 (18.3) | |||
40–59 | 1133 (38.2) | 601(53.0) | 275 (24.3) | |||
≥ 60 | 512 (17.2) | 251 (49.0) | 126 (24.6) | |||
Ethnicity | Chinese | 1148 (38.7) | 676 (58.9) | < 0.001* | 243 (21.2) | 0.010* |
Malay | 1004 (33.8) | 376 (37.5) | 188 (18.7) | |||
Indian | 745 (25.1) | 298 (40.0) | 157 (21.1) | |||
Others | 72 (2.4) | 39 (54.2) | 25 (34.7) | |||
Housing | Public – 3 rooms and below | 1043 (35.1) | 408 (39.1) | < 0.001* | 167 (16.0) | < 0.001* |
Public – 4 rooms and above | 1731 (58.3) | 875 (50.5) | 385 (22.2) | |||
Private | 195 (6.6) | 106 (54.4) | 61 (31.3) | |||
Highest education attainment | Primary | 577 (19.4) | 210 (36.4) | < 0.001* | 68 (11.8) | < 0.001* |
Secondary | 1509 (50.8) | 693 (45.9) | 298 (19.7) | |||
Tertiary | 883 (29.8) | 486 (55.0) | 247 (28.0) |