FAMILY Cohort
The FAMILY Cohort is a territory-wide cohort study in Hong Kong that aims to understand the health, happiness, and harmony (encompassing physical, mental, and social well-being) of individuals and their households, as well as neighbourhoods in which they live in a society undergoing rapid social and economic change. The cohort recruited families residing in Hong Kong who could understand and respond to the Cantonese survey. All family members 10 years or older were eligible to participate, resulting in over 46,000 participants from 20,279 families.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
46,001 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 10 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
University of Hong Kong (香港大學, HKU)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Food and Health Bureau (FHB) (now known as Health Bureau)
Health and Health Services Research Fund (now known as Health and Medical Research Fund, HMRF)
Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)
Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
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