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Active Ageing In Malaysia: Case Study In Georgetown 

Table 1:

Sociodemographic Information Age category (year)
60-64 65-75 76 and above Total
N % n % n % n %
Gender
Men 43 47.8 53 45.7 26 53.1 122 47.8
Women 47 52.2 63 54.3 23 46.9 133 52.2
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
Ethnicity
Malay 47 52.2 63 54.3 25 51.0 135 52.9
Chinese 31 34.4 39 33.6 18 36.7 88 34.5
India 12 13.3 14 12.1 6 12.2 32 12.5
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
Education Level
Primary education 35 38.9 51 44.0 28 57.1 114 44.7
Secondary education 29 32.2 45 38.8 7 14.3 81 31.8
Higher education 11 12.2 3 2.6 0 0.0 14 5.5
No education 15 16.7 17 14.7 14 28.6 46 18.0
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
Occupation
Not working / retired 53 58.9 80 69.0 38 77.6 171 67.1
Administrator and clerical 2 2.2 2 1.7 0 0.0 4 1.6
Professionals and services 3 3.3 1 0.9 1 2.0 5 2.0
Informal sector 30 33.3 33 28.4 10 20.4 73 28.6
Technical 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0.8
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
Monthly income
Less than RM 1000 25 27.8 36 31.0 18 36.7 79 31.0
RM 1,000 - RM 4,000 39 43.3 42 36.2 8 16.3 89 34.9
Over RM 4000 7 7.8 7 6.0 3 6.1 17 6.7
No income sources 19 21.1 31 26.7 20 40.8 70 27.5
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
Family saiz
Less than 4 40 44.4 68 58.6 19 38.8 127 49.8
4 to 5 30 33.3 32 27.6 17 34.7 79 31.0
More than 5 20 22.2 16 13.8 13 26.5 49 19.2
Total 90 100 116 100 49 100 255 100
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