Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

Age (range 15-24y)

19.4

2.6

n

%

Gender

 Female

113

47.3

 Male

126

52.7

Ethnicity

 Chinese

182

76.2

 Malay

39

16.3

 Indian

11

4.6

 Others

7

2.9

Marital Status

 Single

236

98.8

 Married

1

0.4

 Separated

1

0.4

 Divorced

1

0.4

Education

 Primary

19

7.9

 Secondary

28

11.7

 ‘O’ / ‘N’ level

82

34.3

 ‘A’ level

20

8.4

 Vocational Training

25

10.5

 Diploma and Degree

65

27.2

Employment*

Employed

37

15.4

 Student (full-time)

117

50.0

 National Service

63

26.3

 Unemployed

15

6.2

Diagnosis*

 Adjustment disorders

49

20.5

 Anxiety disorders

41

17.2

 Behavioural and developmental disorders

17

7.1

 Mood disorders

89

37.2

 Others

17

7.1

 Schizophrenia spectrum

26

10.9