Psychometric properties and population norms of the positive mental health instrument in a representative multi-ethnic Asian population

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 1925)

		n	Weighted % (SE)	General population^a %
Age, years (Mean, SE)	40.1, 0.4			40.5
Gender	Men	921	52.1 (1.4)	49.3
Gender	Women	1004	47.9 (1.4)	50.7
Ethnicity	Chinese	1149	71.1 (1.1)	74.2
	Malay	320	14.1 (0.9)	13.3
	Indian	366	11.0 (0.7)	9.2
	Other	90	3.9 (0.5)	3.3
Education level	Primary and below	70	3.0 (0.4)
	Secondary to JC	810	40.0 (1.4)
	Vocational or Polytechnic diploma	424	24.0 (1.2)
	University and above	621	33.0 (1.3)
Marital status	Never married	583	34.9 (1.4)
	Married	1168	59.1 (1.4)
	Separated /divorced /widowed	170	6.1 (0.6)

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