Socio-demographic predictors of health and environmental co-benefit behaviours for climate change mitigation in urban China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to examine the patterns and socio-demographic predictors of health and environmental co-benefit behaviours that support climate change mitigation in a densely populated Asian metropolis-Hong Kong.

Methods

A population-based, stratified and cross-sectional random digit dialling telephone survey study was conducted between January and February 2016, among the Cantonese-speaking population aged 15 and above in Hong Kong. Socio-demographic data and the self-reported practice of 10 different co-benefit behaviours were solicited. Ethics approval and participant's verbal consent were sought.

Findings

The study sample consisted of 1,017 respondents (response rate: 63.6%) were comparable to the age, gender and geographical distributions of the Hong Ko

SUBMITTER: Chan EYY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703449 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature