Table 1 Demographics profile of patients who participated in focus group discussions (n = 31)
From: Assessment of medical professionalism: preliminary results of a qualitative study
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 21–29 | 12 (38.7) |
 30–39 | 6 (19.4) |
 40–49 | 1 (3.2) |
 50–59 | 6 (19.4) |
 60–69 | 4 (12.9) |
 70–79 | 2 (6.5) |
Gender | |
 Male | 18 (58.1) |
 Female | 13 (41.9) |
Ethnicity | |
 Chinese | 27 (87.1) |
 Malay | 2 (6.5) |
 Indian | 2 (6.5) |
Highest education attained | |
 Secondary and below | 5 (16.1) |
 Post- secondary | 26 (83.9) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 18 (58.1) |
 Married | 13 (41.9) |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 18 (58.1) |
 Unemployed | 13 (41.9) |
Housing | |
 Public housing | 18 (58.0) |
 Private housing | 11 (35.5) |
 Hostel | 2 (6.5) |
Healthcare facility visited in the past 1 year | |
 Polyclinic | 18 (58.1) |
 General practitioner | 20 (64.5) |
 Hospital admission | 6 (19.4) |
 Specialist outpatient clinic | 13 (41.9) |