Table 1.
Sample’s socioeconomic characteristics and descriptive statistics on the main variables of interest (N = 1,109)
| Sample’s characteristics | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic Status | |||
| Age | 54.4 ± 16.9 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Men | 532 (47.9%) | ||
| Women | 577 (52.1%) | ||
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 458 (41.3%) | ||
| Unemployed | 417 (37.6%) | ||
| Economically inactive | 234 (21.1%) | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Never married | 219 (19.8%) | ||
| Married / cohabited | 677 (61.0%) | ||
| Separated / divorced / Widowed | 213 (19.2%) | ||
| Education attainment | |||
| Not educated | 320 (28.9%) | ||
| Primary | 244 (22.0%) | ||
| Secondary | 348 (31.3%) | ||
| Territory or above | 197 (17.8%) | ||
| Household Size | |||
| One-person household | 157 (14.1%) | ||
| Two-person household | 293 (26.4%) | ||
| Three-person household | 296 (26.7%) | ||
| Four-person household or more) | 363 (32.7%) | ||
| Main variables of interest | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| SRH | 2.21 ± 0.91 | 2.20 ± 0.89 | |
| IS | 7.41 ± 2.69 | 7.59 ± 2.56 | |
| HI | 14.2 ± 13.0 | 16.5 ± 16.4 | |
| LS | 21.95 ± 7.23 | 21.95 ± 7.24 | |
SRH self-rated health status, IS instrumental support, HI equivalised monthly household income in thousand HK$; LS life satisfaction
Range of SRH: 1–5; range of IS: 3–12; range of LS: 5–35