Respondent characteristics and comparison of good SRH
| Variable | Frequency | Per cent | Good SRH | χ2 value (p value) | |
| Total | 673 | 100.0 | – | ||
| SRH | Not good | 184 | 27.3 | – | |
| Good health | 489 | 72.7 | – | ||
| Sex | Female | 352 | 52.3 | 72.4 | 0.002 (0.964) |
| Male | 321 | 47.7 | 72.9 | ||
| Age | 18–29 | 241 | 35.8 | 77.2 | 7.785 (0.020) |
| 30–59 | 343 | 51.0 | 72.3 | ||
| 60–85 | 89 | 13.2 | 61.8 | ||
| Marital status | Married | 374 | 55.6 | 71.9 | 2.453 (0.293) |
| Ever married | 45 | 6.7 | 64.4 | ||
| Single | 254 | 37.7 | 75.2 | ||
| Ethnic group | Brunei Malay | 426 | 63.3 | 74.9 | 3.292 (0.349) |
| Indigenous Malay | 116 | 17.2 | 70.7 | ||
| Chinese | 75 | 11.1 | 66.7 | ||
| Others | 56 | 8.3 | 67.9 | ||
| Education | Primary and below | 37 | 5.5 | 54.1 | 6.926 (0.074) |
| Secondary | 242 | 36.0 | 74.0 | ||
| Postsecondary and diploma | 221 | 32.8 | 74.2 | ||
| High degree | 173 | 25.7 | 72.8 | ||
| House ownership | Owned house | 304 | 45.2 | 70.1 | 1.878 (0.171) |
| Not owned | 369 | 54.8 | 74.8 | ||
| Employment status | Employed | 437 | 64.9 | 76.4 | 12.578 (0.002) |
| Unemployed | 44 | 6.5 | 77.3 | ||
| Not labour force | 192 | 28.5 | 63.0 | ||
| Physical exercise | Never | 142 | 21.1 | 63.4 | 22.956 (0.000) |
| 1–2 times | 362 | 53.8 | 70.4 | ||
| 3–5 times | 128 | 19.0 | 88.3 | ||
| Every day | 41 | 6.1 | 75.6 | ||
Source: Authors’ calculation based on data collected for the study.
SRH, self-rated health.