Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression results

Class 1 - Extensive Difficulty

 Age

0.976

0.012

0.953

-

0.999

0.041

 Gender

  Male (ref)

  Female

0.921

0.221

0.576

-

1.474

0.722

 Ethnicity

  Chinese (ref)

  Malay

3.471

1.213

1.75

-

6.886

0.042

  Indian

3.69

1.244

1.905

-

7.146

0.031

  Other

5.544

2.712

2.126

-

14.46

0.094

 Education

  Primary (ref)

  Secondary

0.772

0.426

0.262

-

2.276

0.592

  Tertiary

0.304

0.168

0.103

-

0.897

<0.001

  University

0.148

0.088

0.046

-

0.476

<0.001

 Marital status

  Married (ref)

  Unmarried

0.765

0.246

0.407

-

1.436

0.339

 Employment status

  Employed (ref)

  Unemployed

2.786

0.8

1.586

-

4.892

0.026

  Economically inactive

0.966

0.361

0.465

-

2.008

0.924

Class 2 - Cognitive and Social Difficulty

 Age

0.93

0.013

0.905

-

0.956

<0.001

 Gender

  Male (ref)

  Female

0.868

0.195

0.559

-

1.349

0.499

 Ethnicity

  Chinese (ref)

  Malay

1.716

0.575

0.889

-

3.311

0.213

  Indian

1.345

0.521

0.629

-

2.875

0.508

  Other

3.156

1.49

1.251

-

7.963

0.148

 Education

  Primary (ref)

  Secondary

0.849

0.498

0.269

-

2.683

0.762

  Tertiary

0.305

0.176

0.099

-

0.942

<0.001

  University

0.172

0.104

0.052

-

0.565

<0.001

 Marital status

  Married (ref)

  Unmarried

1.039

0.356

0.531

-

2.034

0.913

 Employment status

  Employed (ref)

  Unemployed

1.674

0.485

0.949

-

2.954

0.165

  Economically inactive

0.821

0.278

0.422

-

1.595

0.52

Class 3 - Physical Difficulty

 Age

1.003

0.011

0.982

-

1.024

0.792

 Gender

  Male (ref)

  Female

1.167

0.245

0.773

-

1.76

0.496

 Ethnicity

  Chinese (ref)

  Malay

1.997

0.652

1.053

-

3.787

0.126

  Indian

2.989

0.835

1.729

-

5.167

0.017

  Other

3.067

1.484

1.188

-

7.919

0.164

 Education

  Primary (ref)

  Secondary

1.919

1.081

0.636

-

5.787

0.395

  Tertiary

1.196

0.68

0.392

-

3.645

0.773

  University

0.732

0.441

0.225

-

2.386

0.544

  Marital status

  Married (ref)

  Unmarried

0.702

0.2

0.401

-

1.228

0.137

 Employment status

  Employed (ref)

  Unemployed

1.383

0.372

0.816

-

2.342

0.304

  Economically inactive

0.946

0.291

0.517

-

1.73

0.852

Class 4 - Emotional Difficulty

 Age

0.942

0.01

0.923

-

0.962

<0.001

 Gender

  Male (ref)

  Female

1.097

0.211

0.752

-

1.599

0.646

 Ethnicity

  Chinese (ref)

  Malay

1.438

0.451

0.778

-

2.658

0.332

  Indian

1.309

0.454

0.663

-

2.584

0.496

  Other

1.944

0.841

0.833

-

4.537

0.262

 Education

  Primary (ref)

  Secondary

0.531

0.304

0.173

-

1.63

0.123

  Tertiary

0.382

0.213

0.128

-

1.139

0.004

  University

0.308

0.175

0.101

-

0.935

<0.001

  Marital status

 Married (ref)

  Unmarried

1.063

0.291

0.622

-

1.818

0.828

  Employment status

  Employed (ref)

  Unemployed

1.687

0.411

1.046

-

2.721

0.095

  Economically inactive

0.732

0.213

0.414

-

1.294

0.208