Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Research
SARS-related Perceptions in Hong Kong
Joseph T.F. Lau*
, Xilin Yang*, Ellie Pang*, H.Y. Tsui*, Eric Wong*, and Yun Kwok Wing*
, Xilin Yang*, Ellie Pang*, H.Y. Tsui*, Eric Wong*, and Yun Kwok Wing*Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents*
| Survey 1 | Survey 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 428), % | Women (n = 435), % | Total (N = 863), % | Men (n = 407), % | Women (n = 411), % | Total (N = 818), % | |
| Age group (y) | ||||||
| 18–29 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 35.5 | 24.1 | 29.8 |
| 30–44 | 37.2 | 44.8 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 50.5 | 41.8 |
| 45–60 | 37.2 | 32.8 | 35.0 | 31.5 | 25.4 | 28.4 |
| Education level | ||||||
| £9 y | 23.7 | 32.5 | 28.1 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 28.0 |
| 10–12 y | 48.4 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 44.4 | 47.3 | 45.9 |
| Post secondary | 27.9 | 22.6 | 25.2 | 31.6 | 20.7 | 26.1 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 39.2 | 25.8 | 32.4 | 44.0 | 28.3 | 36.1 |
| Married/divorced/widowed | 60.8 | 74.2 | 67.6 | 56.0 | 71.7 | 63.9 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Full time | 71.1 | 42.3 | 56.6 | 65.4 | 41.4 | 53.3 |
| Housewife/student | 10.8 | 50.8 | 31.0 | 14.3 | 42.1 | 28.2 |
| Other | 18.1 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 20.4 | 16.5 | 18.5 |
| Monthly income (HKD) | ||||||
| £4,000 | 24.6 | 50.2 | 37.9 | – | – | – |
| 4,001–12,000 | 42.1 | 27.8 | 34.7 | – | – | – |
| 12,001–20,000 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 14.7 | – | – | – |
| <20,001 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 12.7 | – | – | – |
*HKD, Hong Kong dollar (1 US$ = 7.8 HKD). –, data not collected in survey 2.
