Characteristics of children in Malaysia and Singapore (n = 3714)
| All | Malaysia (n = 1752) | Singapore (n = 1962) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (χ2) | |
| *There are 16 missing values for education level of fathers in Singapore and 182 for education level of fathers in Malaysia. | ||||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay | 1593 (42.9) | 1245 (71.1) | 348 (17.7) | <0.001 |
| Chinese | 1752 (47.2) | 285 (16.3) | 1467 (74.8) | |
| Indian | 278 (7.5) | 152 (8.7) | 126 (6.4) | |
| Others | 91 (2.5) | 70 (4.0) | 21 (1.1) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 7 | 1432 (38.6) | 581 (33.2) | 851 (43.4) | <0.001 |
| 8 | 1231 (33.1) | 601 (34.3) | 630 (32.1) | |
| 9 | 1051 (28.3) | 570 (32.5) | 481 (24.5) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1916 (51.6) | 924 (52.7) | 992 (50.6) | 0.19 |
| Female | 1798 (48.4) | 828 (47.3) | 970 (49.4) | |
| Completed education level of father | ||||
| No formal or incomplete education | 117 (3.3) | 46 (2.9) | 71 (3.7) | <0.001 |
| Primary education | 857 (24.4) | 393 (25.0) | 464 (23.8) | |
| Secondary education | 1518 (43.2) | 771 (49.1) | 747 (38.4) | |
| Pretertiary education | 511 (14.5) | 202 (12.9) | 309 (15.9) | |
| Tertiary and above | 513 (14.6) | 158 (10.1) | 355 (18.2) | |
| All | 3714 (100) | 1962 (100) | 1752 (100) | |