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Table 6 Scores of ACC-1 and CD-RISC2 by sociodemographic characteristics, Mean ± SD (95% CI)

From: Adversity coping capability and its associations with mental health and family wellbeing amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

Sociodemographic characteristics

ACC-1 (n = 7441)

CD-RISC2 (n = 937)

Overall

6.09 ± 1.89 (6.02, 6.16)

5.34 ± 1.71 (5.2, 5.48)

Sex

 Male

6.15 ± 1.96 (6.05, 6.25)a

5.36 ± 1.56 (5.13, 5.58)a

 Female

6.04 ± 1.82 (5.95, 6.14)b

5.33 ± 1.83 (5.16, 5.50)b

Age, years

 18–24

5.68 ± 1.80 (5.46, 5.91)a

5.46 ± 1.10 (5.10, 5.83)a

 25–44

5.89 ± 2.16 (5.76, 6.02)b

5.41 ± 0.89 (5.11, 5.70)b

 45–64

6.13 ± 1.85 (6.03, 6.24)

5.30 ± 1.62 (5.07, 5.54)b

  ≥ 65

6.54 ± 1.44 (6.39, 6.70)

5.29 ± 3.28 (5.09, 5.48)b

Education

 Secondary or below

5.93 ± 1.27 (5.83, 6.03)a

5.21 ± 1.95 (5.01, 5.40)a

 Tertiary

6.40 ± 2.55 (6.33, 6.48)

5.58 ± 1.24 (5.41, 5.75)b

Employment status

 In paid employment

6.11 ± 2.03 (6.01, 6.20)a

5.41 ± 1.22 (5.19, 5.64)a

 Unemployed

5.30 ± 1.99 (4.96, 5.65)

5.18 ± 1.58 (4.32, 6.04)b

 Retired

6.43 ± 1.49 (6.30, 6.57)

5.29 ± 2.61 (5.10, 5.49)b

 Housekeeper

6.07 ± 1.68 (5.82, 6.31)b

5.19 ± 1.92 (4.85, 5.54)b

 Full-time students

5.75 ± 1.73 (5.49, 6.01)

5.43 ± 1.04 (5.06, 5.80)b

Monthly household income, HKD

  < 10,000

5.70 ± 1.91 (5.46, 5.93)a

4.96 ± 2.46 (4.67, 5.24)a

 10,000–39,999

5.96 ± 1.61 (5.85, 6.06)

5.13 ± 1.56 (4.91, 5.36)b

  ≥ 40,000

6.55 ± 2.08 (6.45, 6.66)

5.63 ± 1.46 (5.35, 5.90)

Housing type

 Rented

5.92 ± 1.82 (5.81, 6.03)a

5.20 ± 1.65 (4.97, 5.43)a

 Owned

6.21 ± 1.93 (6.12, 6.30)

5.45 ± 1.74 (5.28, 5.63)b

Number of cohabitants

 0

6.01 ± 2.21 (5.74, 6.28)a

5.51 ± 2.41 (4.88, 6.13)a

 1–3

6.09 ± 1.86 (6.01, 6.17)b

5.31 ± 1.66 (5.16, 5.47)b

  ≥ 4

6.15 ± 1.88 (5.96, 6.34)b

5.39 ± 1.66 (5.06, 5.73)b

  1. ACC-1, the one-item adversity coping capability scale
  2. CD-RISC2, the 2-item abbreviated version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
  3. SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval. US$1 = HK$7.8
  4. aThe reference group
  5. All P values for the comparisons with the reference group < 0.05 except for b > 0.05
  6. Weighted by sex, age, and education distribution of the 2019 Hong Kong general population