Sample variable

Sample subcategory

Families (n = 519)

Husbands (n = 484)

Wives (n = 514)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Family type

Nuclear family

414

87.2

Extended family

61

12.8

Family member with disease/illness

Yes

55

11.6

No

420

88.4

Highest educational level

High school or less

272

57.5

293

57.7

Higher than vocational school

201

42.5

215

42.3

Employed

Yes

464

98.3

351

68.8

No

8

1.7

159

31.2

Sample variable

Families (n = 519)

M

SD

Range

Family size

3.4

1.2

2 to 8

Number of children

1.3

0.8

1 to 3

Husband’s age, in years

38.2

4.9

24 to 55

Wife’s age, in years

35.1

4.6

22 to 55

Annual household income, in 1000 s of HK$^a

415.0

373.4

0 to 5000