A Recent Research from CSG Hong Kong Revealed That Almost 50% Of Youth in Hong Kong Are Stressed Relative To 30% Of Hong Kong Population Who Feels the Same

HONG KONG, CHINA
-�Media OutReach  - 27 March 2019 – The Annual Happiness Index
Study from CSG HONG KONG found
that 46% of youth aged 18-24 in Hong Kong are suffering from stress (see
Fig. 1):

• Correspondingly,
  the research also found that
  young people rated low in their physical health, mental health and
  fitness.
• More
  than 70% of them felt that there was not enough care for youth of Hong Kong.

 

The high stress level has serious
impacts on youth’s health, both physically and psychologically.

IMPACTS ON PHYSICAL HEALTH

42% of Hong Kong youth (18 — 24 years
old) feel that they are not fit (see Fig. 2) and this is higher than 34% of all
adults surveyed.

 

As a result of a stressful life, 44% of 18-to-24-year
olds said that they “had very little exercise” or “never exercised” in the past
year (see Fig. 3), a number which was
higher than the average (34%).

 

The lack of exercise among young people
has also impact on how they feel about their weight. Over half of young people (52%)
reported their weight as “very poor” or “quite poor” (see Fig. 4), compared to only 37% of all adults who are satisfied
with their weight.

 

IMPACTS
ON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

Other than the physical aspect, it is
not surprising to find in the survey that more than one-thirds (35%) of youth
claimed that they had “very poor” or “quite poor” mood (see Fig. 5), this is about 10% more than the Hong Kong general population
(26%).  This is definitely a concern when
one-third of the youth population are suffering from poor psychological health.

 

In addition, the survey has found that
15% of the Hong Kong youth are drinking “a lot” and “fairly often” (see Fig.6),
which is higher than the 11% of the adult population. The government and youth
organization need to keep an eye on the drinking problem among youth by
providing more information on the effects of drinking.

 

SUPPORTING
HONG KONG YOUTH

Given the level of stress that youth is
feeling, over two-thirds of Hong Kong youth (73%) agreed that there was not
enough care and support to help them (see Fig. 7) which was much higher than
the general population of 63% in Hong Kong.

 

Despite the fact that they did not get
enough support, they are still willing to show their care to the society. 44%
of them have joined the voluntary work in the past 12 months, significantly
higher than the 34% of the general population in Hong Kong (see Fig. 8). The
society should pay more attention on the youth, in order to understand their
thoughts and difficulties so as to strengthen social harmony.

 

According to Winnie Poon, Executive Director
of CSG HONG KONG, “youths are the pillars of our future, it is worrying to
see them suffering from stress and health problems. In order to continue
building up prosperity in Hong Kong, it is of the foremost priority for the government
and youth organisations to take some effective measures to help them.”

About the Survey

Data were collected online using the
CSG Online Panel from a random sample of 500 Hong Kong adults aged 18 years old or above,
representative of the Hong Kong population. The survey was launched in October
and November 2018.

About CSG

Since 1982, CSG is one of the leading
marketing research firms in Hong Kong and a pioneer in Greater China marketing
research.  CSG offers a full range of
research methodologies and solutions, including innovative tools like facial coding
and eye tracker, to clients in diverse industries.  Through the Win/Gallup International network,
CSG provides global marketing research services.  Since 2013, CSG is a member of the INTAGE Group,
the leading market research organization in Japan.  For more information, please visit http://www.csg-worldwide.com/.