Family and Personal Adjustment of Economically Disadvantaged Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong

Table 1

Descriptive statistics about participants.

Categorical variables	n	%
Gender
Male	1,719	52.2%
Female	1,572	47.8%
Place of birth
Hong Kong	2,590	78.3%
Mainland China	655	19.8%
Others	64	1.9%
Family economic status
Receiving CSSA	225	6.8%
Not receiving CSSA	2606	78.3%
Others	465	13.9%
Receiving school textbook assistance scheme
Full grant	368	11.61%
Half grant	771	24.32%
Not receiving any grant	2,031	64.07%
Continuous variables	Mean	SD	Range
Age	12.59	0.74	10–18
CBC	4.45	0.75	1–6
PA	4.50	0.89	1–6
GPYDQ	4.50	0.71	1–6
PIT	4.24	0.96	1–6

Notes: CSSA: comprehensive social security assistance; CBC: cognitive behavioral competence; PA: prosocial attributes; GPYDQ: general positive youth development; PIT: positive identity.