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| Leisure participation amongst Hong Kong Chinese older adults | | Author(s) | Kee-Lee Chou, Nelson W S Chow, Iris Chi |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 24, part 4, July 2004 |
| Pages | pp 617-629 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/ |
| Keywords | Recreation ; Participation ; Cross sectional surveys ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | Gerontologists have recognised the important influence of leisure activity on older people's mental and physical health. This study examines a large representative sample of Hong Kong older adults and the associations between their socio-economic and health characteristics and their leisure activities. The data are from a cross-sectional survey of 2,180 residents aged 60+, conducted in 2000 by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. There were full records for 2,144 respondents. Of seven categories of leisure activities, the highest participation rate was for watching television or listening to the radio, while the lowest was for playing mah jong or cards. The characteristics that significantly correlated with the level of participation differed by the activity. Although no consistent pattern emerged, gender, education, employment status, receiving welfare benefits, self-rated health and functional impairment were the strongest correlates for most types of leisure activity. The paper concludes by comparing the results with previous findings, and by discussing the service implications of the findings, the limitations of the study, and directions for future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040716007 A |
| Classmark | H: TMB: 3KB: 7DR |
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