Table 1 Characteristics of two groups of parents and their children that use or did not use the term "Hot Qi"

Age of Parents

<0.001

   <30

113 (71.1%)

46 (28.9%)

159

   30 – 40

429 (85.3%)

74 (14.7%)

503

   40 – 50

274 (89.0%)

34 (11.0%)

308

   50 +

87 (96.7%)

3 (3.3%)

90

Gender of Parents

0.646

   Male

150 (83.8%)

29 (16.2%)

179

   Female

753 (85.5%)

128 (14.5%)

881

Education Level of Parents

0.186

   Primary

138 (89.6%)

16 (10.4%)

154

   Secondary

620 (84.0%)

118 (16.0%)

738

   College/University

145 (86.3%)

23 (13.7%)

168

Place of Birth of Parents

0.013

   Hong Kong

604 (87.5%)

86 (12.5%)

690

   Mainland

280 (80.9%)

66 (19.1%)

346

   Others

19 (79.2%)

5 (20.8%)

24

Monthly Household Income

0.158

(USD)

26 (83.9%)

5 (16.1%)

31

   On social security

137 (80.1%)

34 (19.9%)

171

   <1281

287 (82.7%)

60 (17.3%)

347

   1282 – 2564

223 (88.1%)

30 (11.9%)

253

   2565 – 3846

100 (87.7%)

14 (12.3%)

114

   3847 – 5128

74 (90.2%)

8 (8.8%)

82

   5129 – 7692

56 (90.3%)

6 (9.7%)

62

   > 7693

Median age of Children (IQR)

7.0 (3.0 to 12.0)

1.0 (0.42 to 6.25)

6 (2 to 12)

<0.001

Gender of Children

0.299

   Male

497 (84.1%)

94 (15.9%)

591

   Female

406 (88.1%)

55 (11.9%)

461