Hong Kong family happiness falls to 6-year low; post-coronavirus stress still affecting well-being, researchers say

Annual survey of family happiness registers fall for third year in a row to 6.43 out of 10, researchers find

People aged 65 or over log biggest year-on-year drop in family happiness, down from 7.37 out of 10 to 6.5

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The family happiness ratings in Hong Kong have dropped for the third year in a row. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Published: 9:25pm, 25 Mar 2024Updated: 12:37am, 26 Mar 2024

Family happiness in Hong Kong has dropped to a six-year low with post-coronavirus stress still affecting people’s well-being, a new study has revealed.

The survey, which asked people to rate how happy their family was on a scale of zero to 10, registered a fall for the third year in a row to 6.43, and the lowest score since the first poll using the same format was conducted in 2019, when the score was 6.89.

About 55.7 per cent of the 1,316 respondents to the survey by HK.WeCARE, a concern group under Wofoo Social Enterprises and the Lee Kum Kee Family Foundation, reported a rating of seven and above in the family happiness index, a drop of 5 percentage points on last year.

Those aged 65 or more recorded the most significant year-on-year drop in their family happiness, from 7.37 to 6.5.

People aged 65 and over recorded the biggest drop in family happiness in a new survey. Photo: Edmond So

Another index that measured their personal happiness also fell, down from 7.29 to 6.63.