Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 1008)
| Characteristics | N (%) | HK general Population (%) |
Difference | P-value of χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | 1.000 | |||
| 20–24 | 62 (6.2) | 6.1 | 0.1 | |
| 25–29 | 85 (8.4) | 8.5 | -0.1 | |
| 30–34 | 98 (9.7) | 9.8 | -0.1 | |
| 35–39 | 110 (10.9) | 10.9 | 0 | |
| 40–44 | 110 (10.9) | 10.9 | 0 | |
| 45–49 | 110 (10.9) | 10.8 | 0.1 | |
| 50–54 | 108 (10.7) | 10.7 | 0 | |
| 55–59 | 118 (11.7) | 11.7 | 0 | |
| 60–64 | 115 (11.4) | 11.4 | 0 | |
| 65–69 | 92 (9.1) | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Gender | 1.000 | |||
| Male | 450 (44.6) | 45.6 | -1 | |
| Female | 558 (55.4) | 54.4 | 1 | |
| Marital status | 0.220 | |||
| Married | 599 (59.4) | 58.6 | 0.8 | |
| Never married | 349 (34.6) | 28.6 | 6.0 | |
| Divorced/Widowed | 60 (6.0) | 12.7 | -6.8 | |
| Education level | < 0.001 | |||
| Primary and below | 12 (1.2) | 18.4 | -17.2 | |
| Secondary | 402 (39.9) | 47 | -7.1 | |
| Post-secondary | 594 (58.9) | 34.6 | 24.3 | |
| Family income (1 HKD = 0.13 USD) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 10,000 | 46 (4.6) | 19.5 | -14.9 | |
| 10,001–20,000 | 79 (7.8) | 18.3 | -10.5 | |
| 20,001–30,000 | 122 (12.1) | 14.8 | -2.7 | |
| 30,001–40,000 | 147 (14.6) | 11.5 | 3.1 | |
| 40,001–60,000 | 290 (28.8) | 14.9 | 13.9 | |
| 60,001–80,000 | 172 (17.1) | 7.9 | 9.2 | |
| 80,001–100,000 | 84 (8.3) | 4.3 | 4.0 | |
| ≥ 100,000 | 68 (6.8) | 8.7 | -1.9 | |
| Employment | ||||
| Full-time | 750 (74.4) | |||
| Part-time | 94 (9.3) | |||
| Unemployed | 164 (16.3) | |||
| Diagnosed with chronic disease | 245 (24.3) | |||
| Diagnosed with mental health problem | 163 (16.2) | |||
| EQ-5D-5 L (No problem) | ||||
| Mobility | 881 (87.4) | |||
| Self-care | 969 (96.1) | |||
| Usual activities | 895 (88.8) | |||
| Pain/discomfort | 433 (43.0) | |||
| Anxiety/depression | 513 (50.9) | |||
| EQ VAS, mean (SD) | 76.5 (16.8) | |||
| K-10, mean (SD) | 19.6 (7.5) |
Note: χ2 = Chi-squared test