Gender inequality and housing : situation of women newly immigrating from China to Hong Kong

Industrial Dualism, Income, and Gender Inequality in Hong Kong

Asian Affairs An American Review ◽

10.1080/00927679709602303 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 15-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

William Keng Mun Lee

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

And Gender

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Social Construction of Gender Inequality in the Housing System: Housing Experiences of Women in Hong Kong. Kim Wah ChanWelfare in Newly-Industrialised Society: The Construction of the Welfare State in Hong Kong. Raymond K. H. ChanSocial Policy in Hong Kong. Paul Wilding , Ahmed Shafiqul Huque , Julia Tao Lai Po-Wah

The China Journal ◽

10.2307/2667518 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 225-228

Author(s):

Janet Salaff

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Construction ◽

Welfare State ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Housing System ◽

Social Construction Of Gender ◽

Experiences Of Women ◽

The Welfare State

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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Frailty in Hong Kong, China: A 14-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17041301 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1301 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ruby Yu ◽

Cecilia Tong ◽

Jason Leung ◽

Jean Woo

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Status ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Subjective Social Status ◽

Socioeconomic Groups ◽

The Social ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

Stratified Analysis ◽

Objective Socioeconomic Status

The prevalence of frailty varies among socioeconomic groups. However, longitudinal data for the association between subjective social status and frailty is limited. In this study, we examined whether subjective social status was associated with incident frailty. Data were obtained from a 14-year cohort of Chinese men and women (n = 694) aged 65 years and older who participated in the MrOs study—a longitudinal study on osteoporosis and general health in Hong Kong. Subjective social status at baseline (2001–2003) was assessed using a 10-rung self-anchoring scale. Incident frailty at the 14-year follow-up (2015–2017) was defined as proposed by Fried and colleagues. Ordinal logistic regressions were used to examine the association between subjective social status (high, middle, or low) and incident frailty. After adjustment for age, sex, marital status, objective socioeconomic status, medical history, lifestyle, mental health, and cognitive function, subjective social status at baseline was negatively associated with risk of developing frailty over time (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.2–4.6). In sex-stratified analysis, the social gradient in frailty was only found in men. Social inequality in frailty in men but not in women supports interventions specific to gender inequality and frailty.

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