Table 1.
Characteristics | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Total | ||||||
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(N = 3061) | (N = 3337) | (N = 4380) | (N = 4208) | (N = 4766) | (N = 19750) | |||||||
Resident % | Migrants% | Resident % | Migrants% | Resident % | Migrants% | Resident % | Migrants % | Resident % | Migrants% | Resident % | Migrant% | |
Percentage of the class | 75.6 | 24.4 | 79 | 21 | 82.7 | 17.3 | 80.7 | 19.3 | 80.5 | 19.5 | 80 | 20 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||
<20 | 5 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
20–29 | 45.1 | 56.9 | 50.4 | 63.6 | 48.5 | 56 | 48.1 | 61.2 | 48.3 | 56.6 | 48.2 | 58.7 |
30–39 | 27.5 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 25.9 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 21 | 25.1 | 23.7 |
40–49 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 14 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 8.6 |
≥50 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
Marital status | ||||||||||||
Single | 58.6 | 64.8 | 63.3 | 71.4 | 56.8 | 66.6 | 60.6 | 73 | 56.1 | 72.3 | 58.8 | 69.7 |
Married | 33.9 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 38.8 | 31.2 | 33.2 | 22 | 38.3 | 22.7 | 35.6 | 25.8 |
Divorced/ Widowed | 7.5 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
Highest level of education | ||||||||||||
Junior high school or lower | 22.8 | 34.5 | 19.4 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 28.2 | 21.5 | 30.5 | 18.1 | 26.8 | 20.6 | 28.5 |
Senior high school or above | 77.2 | 65.5 | 80.6 | 77.4 | 78.1 | 71.8 | 78.5 | 69.5 | 81.9 | 73.2 | 79.4 | 71.5 |
Length of time living in current location | ||||||||||||
Less than one year | 19.9 | 47.3 | 18.5 | 39.1 | 12.5 | 35.9 | 11.2 | 37.8 | 8.8 | 36 | 13.4 | 39 |
One year or more | 80.1 | 52.7 | 81.5 | 60.9 | 87.5 | 64.1 | 88.8 | 62.2 | 91.2 | 64 | 86.6 | 61 |
Partner seeking Venues | ||||||||||||
Internet | 24.5 | 21.4 | 34.5 | 36.7 | 47.6 | 40.7 | 40.2 | 24.3 | 62.5 | 29.3 | 44 | 30.3 |
Bar/Club | 35.4 | 26.2 | 23.9 | 18.6 | 29.2 | 27.8 | 36.6 | 39.3 | 18.6 | 31.3 | 28.2 | 29 |
Bath center | 24.7 | 36.9 | 24 | 28.4 | 16.5 | 26.4 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 23.3 |
Public places | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Other | 15 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 13.1 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 23.2 | 11.9 | 16.5 |