| Stressors | Hong Kong drifters | Rank |
| language barriers | 45% find it difficult to use Cantonese | 1 |
| changes in social circles | 38.8% experience reductions in their social circles | 2 |
| perceived discrimination | 31.4% experienced discrimination | 3 |
| challenges in integrating with the locals | 28.6% find it difficult to integrate into the social circle of local people | 4 |
| sense of belonging | 24.5% feel a lack of belonging | 5 |
| Feeling of loneliness | 18.3% felt lonely | 6 |
| academic or work pressure | 14.2% felt pressure | 7 |
| Adaptation to cultural differences | 12.2% face difficulties in cultural adaptation | 8 |
| difficulties in adjusting to accommodation and transport | 6.1% felt discomfort and a lack of adaptation | 9 |