Table 1.
Socio-demographics of Employer-Participants Across Three Cities
| Item | Chicago N=293 M (SD)/% |
Beijing N=302 M (SD)/% |
Hong Kong N=284 M (SD)/% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 49.7 (12.3) | 34.4 (8.5) | 44.7 (10.1) |
| Gender (% female) | 47% | 49% | 50% |
| Highest Schooling | |||
| Elementary school or less | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Some high school | 0% | 3% | 29% |
| High school diploma/GED/Secondary school | 4% | 15% | 12% |
| Some college | 14% | 1% | 2% |
| Two-year college degree/Higher diploma | 8% | 28% | 18% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 41% | 48% | 28% |
| Master's Degree | 26% | 5% | 8% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5% | 0% | 2% |
| Ethnicity (report all that apply) | |||
| Hispanic (% yes) | 16% | -- | -- |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% | -- | -- |
| Black or Africa American | 26% | -- | -- |
| Chinese | 1% | -- | -- |
| Other Asian | 11% | -- | -- |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1% | -- | -- |
| White | 44% | -- | -- |
| Number of employees | 13.6 (16.1) | 35.2 (35.7) | 15.1 (21.3) |
| Industry sector | |||
| Business | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| Education | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Health | 17% | 9% | 16% |
| High Tech | 16% | 20% | 14% |
| Low Tech | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 15% | 20% | 17% |