Table 1.
Participant demographics (N = 432).
| Range | mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 18 – 70 | 33.4 (10.6) |
| N | % | |
| Survey language | ||
| Chinese | 382 | 88.4% |
| English | 50 | 11.6% |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 246 | 56.9% |
| Male | 164 | 38.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.2% |
| Prefer not to answer | 21 | 4.9% |
| Residency in Hong Kong | ||
| Full-time | 417 | 96.5% |
| Part-time | 15 | 3.5% |
| Education level | ||
| Primary/elementary school or below | 1 | 0.2% |
| Junior high | 11 | 2.5% |
| High school | 72 | 16.7% |
| Associate degree | 42 | 9.7% |
| Bachelor's degree | 238 | 55.1% |
| Postgraduate degree | 68 | 15.7% |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 272 | 63.0% |
| Married | 143 | 33.1% |
| Cohabiting | 8 | 1.9% |
| Separated | 1 | 0.2% |
| Divorced | 7 | 1.6% |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.2% |
| Living status | ||
| Living with others | 393 | 91.0% |
| Living alone | 39 | 9.0% |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 280 | 64.8% |
| Full-time student | 81 | 18.8% |
| Homemaker | 25 | 5.8% |
| Unemployed | 46 | 10.6% |
| Healthcare worker | ||
| Yes | 20 | 4.6% |
| No | 412 | 95.4% |
| Frequency of domestic violence experienced in past week | ||
| Never | 410 | 94.9% |
| Once | 20 | 1.9% |
| A few times | 2 | 3.0% |
| Every day | 1 | 0.2% |
| Participation in Hong Kong protests | ||
| Never | 33 | 7.6% |
| Rarely | 73 | 16.9% |
| Sometimes | 131 | 30.3% |
| Often | 112 | 25.9% |
| Prefer not to answer | 83 | 19.2% |
| In Hong Kong during SARS outbreak 2003 | ||
| Full-time | 385 | 89.1% |
| Part of the time | 12 | 2.8% |
| No | 35 | 8.1% |