Table 2.
Demographic profile and prevalence of IPV victimization of the two randomly split samples
| Characteristic | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half (n = 1,354) | 2nd Half (n = 1,354) | χ 2 | |
| Age group | 1.84 | ||
| 18–25 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 26–35 | 15.9 | 15.8 | |
| 36–45 | 31.7 | 30.8 | |
| 46–55 | 23.2 | 24.5 | |
| 56–65 | 12.8 | 12.8 | |
| 66 or above | 14.6 | 14.9 | |
| Chronic illness | 20.3 | 21.5 | 0.57 |
| Pregnancy/adoption/postnatal | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.84 |
| Receiving social security | 7.1 | 7.8 | 0.47 |
| New immigrant of Hong Kong | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.05 |
| Indebtedness | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.12 |
| In-law conflict | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.07 |
| Unemployed | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.01 |
| Income groupa | 1.27 | ||
| No income | 54.3 | 52.3 | |
| $4,999 or below | 11.3 | 12.2 | |
| $5,000 or above | 34.4 | 35.5 | |
| Disability | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.28 |
| Substance abuse | |||
| Alcohol abuse | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.03 |
| Drug abuse | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.08 |
| Preceding-year victimization | |||
| Physical | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.16 |
| Sexual | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.44 |
aIn Hong Kong dollars (HKD). 1 HKD = 0.128 USD
*p < .05