Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample (N=358)
| All (N=358) | Vaccinated against COVID-19 | P value* | ||
| No (n=115) | Yes (n=243) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 127 (35.5) | 42 (36.5) | 85 (35.0) | 0.254 |
| 30–59 | 202 (56.4) | 60 (52.2) | 142 (58.4) | |
| ≥60 | 29 (8.1) | 13 (11.3) | 16 (6.6) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 247 (69.0) | 85 (73.9) | 162 (66.7) | 0.166 |
| Male | 111 (31.0) | 30 (26.1) | 81 (33.3) | |
| Born in Hong Kong | ||||
| No | 48 (13.4) | 13 (11.3) | 35 (14.4) | 0.422 |
| Yes | 310 (86.6) | 102 (88.7) | 208 (85.6) | |
| Living status | ||||
| Live without family members | 34 (9.5) | 8 (7.0) | 26 (10.7) | 0.259 |
| Live with family members | 324 (90.5) | 107 (93.0) | 217 (89.3) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 194 (54.2) | 60 (52.2) | 134 (55.1) | 0.598 |
| Cohabiting/married | 164 (45.8) | 55 (47.8) | 109 (44.9) | |
| Highest educational qualification | ||||
| Secondary/higher secondary/grade 7–12 or below | 76 (21.2) | 32 (27.8) | 44 (18.1) | 0.055 |
| Certificate/diploma/trade qualifications | 40 (11.2) | 15 (13.0) | 25 (10.3) | |
| Bachelor/masters/PhD | 242 (67.6) | 68 (59.1) | 174 (71.6) | |
| Current employment condition | ||||
| Unemployed/home maker (no source of income) | 102 (28.5) | 49 (42.6) | 53 (21.8) | <0.001 |
| Jobs affected by COVID-19 | 19 (5.3) | 6 (5.2) | 13 (5.3) | |
| Have an income source | 237 (66.2) | 60 (52.2) | 177 (72.8) | |
| Health conditions and lifestyle characteristics | ||||
| Chronic medical conditions | ||||
| No | 316 (88.3) | 98 (85.2) | 218 (89.7) | 0.217 |
| Yes | 42 (11.7) | 17 (14.8) | 25 (10.3) | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoker | 329 (91.9) | 102 (88.7) | 227 (93.4) | 0.126 |
| Ever smoker | 29 (8.1) | 13 (11.3) | 16 (6.6) | |
| Current alcohol drinking (in the last 4 weeks) | ||||
| No | 197 (55.0) | 57 (49.6) | 140 (57.6) | 0.153 |
| Yes | 161 (45.0) | 58 (50.4) | 103 (42.4) | |
| Perceived physical health status | ||||
| Poor/fair | 25 (7.0) | 14 (12.2) | 11 (4.5) | <0.001 |
| Average | 165 (46.1) | 65 (56.5) | 100 (41.2) | |
| Good/excellent | 168 (46.9) | 36 (31.3) | 132 (54.3) | |
| Perceived mental health status | ||||
| Poor/fair | 34 (9.5) | 18 (15.7) | 16 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| Average | 152 (42.5) | 62 (53.9) | 90 (37.0) | |
| Good/excellent | 172 (48.0) | 35 (30.4) | 137 (56.4) | |
Data are presented as frequency (%).
*All the p values were computed based on the Pearson χ2 test.