TABLE 5.
Profile of the pilot survey respondents (N = 183).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
| Gender | M | 79 | 43.2 |
| F | 104 | 56.8 | |
| Age | Below 20 | 10 | 5.5 |
| 21–30 | 53 | 29.0 | |
| 31–40 | 43 | 23.5 | |
| 41–50 | 51 | 27.9 | |
| 51–60 | 22 | 12.0 | |
| Above 61 | 4 | 2.2 | |
| Occupation | Civil servants | 41 | 22.4 |
| Company staff | 24 | 13.1 | |
| Student | 32 | 17.5 | |
| Teacher/researcher/ medical worker |
33 | 18.0 | |
| Others | 53 | 29.0 | |
| Education | High school and college age students | 1 | 0.5 |
| High school seniors | 8 | 4.4 | |
| Higher diploma/ bachelor |
93 | 50.8 | |
| Master and above | 80 | 43.7 | |
| Others | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Monthly income (yuan) Note: 1 USD = 7.1 yuan | Below 2,000 | 30 | 16.4 |
| 2,000–4,999 | 36 | 19.7 | |
| 5,000-7,999 | 50 | 27.3 | |
| 8,000-9,999 | 22 | 12.0 | |
| Above 10,000 | 45 | 24.6 |
Data source: this study.