Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study sample (n=462)

		Mean	SD
Age		36.4	10.6
		n	%
Gender	Female	291	63.0
Gender	Male	171	37.0
Ethnicity	Chinese	278	60.2
	Malay	36	7.8
	Indian	64	13.9
	Filipino	59	12.8
	Myanmar	16	3.5
	Others	9	2.0
Marital status	Never married	205	44.4
Marital status	Ever married	257	55.6
Educational attainment	Secondary/‘O/N’ Level*	18	3.9
	‘A’ Level†/diploma	49	10.6
	Bachelor	241	52.2
	Master and above	154	33.3
Residential status	Singapore citizen	320	69.3
	Permanent resident	59	12.8
	Non-resident	83	18.0
Occupation	Doctor	58	12.6
	Nurse	201	43.5
	Allied health	203	43.9
Service duration in IMH	<1 year	52	11.3
	1–5 years	195	42.2
	6–10 years	103	22.3
	>10 years	112	24.2
Family/close friends diagnosed with mental illness	Yes	130	28.1
Family/close friends diagnosed with mental illness	No	332	71.9

*Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level and N-Level examinations taken after 4 years of secondary school education.
†Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level examination taken on completion of preuniversity education.
GCE, General Certificate of Education; IMH, Institute of Mental Health.