Table 5

Sources of health information (n=1804)

SourceFrequency%
Television80544.6
Newspaper53029.4
Health centre41423.0
Radio29716.4
Social services28315.7
Friends/family members/others19510.8
Internet/electronic text1478.1
Hospital965.3
Magazine864.8
Clinic874.8
Printed materials724.0
Own knowledge/experience171.0
Educational institutions40.2
  • Percentages were weighted according to the age and gender composition of the 2016 Hong Kong population aged 65 years or above. Participants could have more than one source of health information.