Period : April 2011 Question : What is your most frequently adopted stress coping mechanism? (one answer only)
| Response |
Male Number (%) |
Female Number (%) |
Overall Number (%) |
| Doing exercise |
254 (26.2%) |
135 (11.7%) |
390 (18.4%) |
| Talking to somebody |
58 (6.0%) |
186 (16.1%) |
244 (11.5%) |
| Listening to music |
68 (7.0%) |
104 (9.0%) |
171 (8.1%) |
| Resting/sleeping |
79 (8.1%) |
87 (7.5%) |
165 (7.8%) |
| Watching TV |
64 (6.6%) |
94 (8.2%) |
158 (7.5%) |
| Eating |
9 (0.9%) |
65 (5.7%) |
74 (3.5%) |
| Reading |
23 (2.4%) |
48 (4.1%) |
71 (3.3%) |
| Shopping |
7 (0.8%) |
49 (4.3%) |
57 (2.7%) |
| Drinking |
29 (2.9%) |
8 (0.7%) |
36 (1.7%) |
| Doing leisure activities |
26 (2.7%) |
7 (0.6%) |
33 (1.6%) |
| Smoking |
6 (0.6%) |
4 (0.3%) |
9 (0.4%) |
| Others |
234 (24.2%) |
220 (19.1%) |
455 (21.4%) |
| No method used |
54 (5.6%) |
78 (6.7%) |
132 (6.2%) |
| No stress |
58 (6.0%) |
68 (5.9%) |
126 (5.9%) |
| Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
1 (0.1%) |
1 (0.1%) |
2 (0.1%) |
| Total |
969 (100.0%) |
1 154 (100.0%) |
2 123 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding. |