Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Variables | Number of respondents | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 18–25 | 172 | 38.6 |
 26–35 | 51 | 11.4 |
 36–45 | 55 | 12.3 |
 46–55 | 47 | 10.5 |
 56–65 | 72 | 16.1 |
 66–75 | 45 | 10.1 |
 76 or above | 4 | 0.9 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 177 | 39.7 |
 Female | 269 | 60.3 |
Educational level | ||
 Primary of below | 3 | 0.7 |
 Secondary | 63 | 14.1 |
 Post-secondary | 169 | 37.9 |
 Degree | 113 | 25.3 |
 Postgraduate or above | 98 | 22.0 |
Religion | ||
 Christianity | 98 | 22.0 |
 Catholic | 22 | 4.9 |
 Buddhism | 49 | 11.0 |
 Taoism | 11 | 2.5 |
 Confucianism | 2 | 0.4 |
 No religion | 271 | 60.8 |
Employment status | ||
 Student | 168 | 37.7 |
 Employed | 170 | 38.1 |
 Self-employed | 21 | 4.7 |
 Unemployed | 8 | 1.8 |
 Retired | 79 | 17.7 |
Monthly income (HK$) | ||
 ≤ 4000 | 171 | 38.3 |
 4001–16,000 | 55 | 12.3 |
 16,000 – 28,000 | 81 | 18.2 |
 >  28,000 | 139 | 31.2 |
Health status | ||
 Poor | 46 | 10.3 |
 Fair | 214 | 48.0 |
 Good | 145 | 32.5 |
 Very good | 33 | 7.4 |
 Excellent | 8 | 1.8 |