Table 1.
The respondent’s socioeconomic characteristics and comparison with Census population data.
| Demographics | 2016 Population Census | Study Sample | p-Value d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | n | % | n | % | 0.332 |
| 18–24 | 600,726 | 9.50% | 71 | 9.30% | |
| 25–44 | 2,228,566 | 35.26% | 248 | 32.40% | |
| 45–64 | 2,328,430 | 36.84% | 303 | 39.60% | |
| 65 or older | 1,163,153 | 18.40% | 143 | 18.70% | |
| Gender | 0.425 e | ||||
| Male | 2,850,731 | 45.10% | 356 | 46.50% | |
| Female | 3,470,144 | 54.90% | 409 | 53.50% | |
| Marital status | 0.962 e | ||||
| Non-married | 2,523,742 | 39.93% | 304 | 39.80% | |
| Married | 3,797,133 | 60.07% | 459 | 60.20% | |
| Residential district a,b | 0.334 | ||||
| Hong Kong Island | 1,120,143 | 17.2% | 147 | 19.20 | |
| Kowloon | 1,987,380 | 30.6% | 231 | 30.20 | |
| New Territory | 3,397,499 | 52.2% | 387 | 50.60 | |
| Education a | <0.001 | ||||
| Primary level or below | 1,673,431 | 25.7% | 61 | 8.00% | |
| Secondary | 2,841,510 | 43.7% | 330 | 43.30% | |
| Tertiary level | 1,991,189 | 30.6% | 371 | 48.70% | |
| Household Income c | <0.001 | ||||
| <2000–7999 | 378,451 | 15.1 | 66 | 9.3 | |
| 8000–19999 | 649,450 | 25.9 | 101 | 14.1 | |
| 20000–39999 | 699,450 | 27.8 | 191 | 26.6 | |
| 40000 or more | 782,383 | 31.2 | 360 | 50.2 | |
a The Hong Kong population Census data additionally included age 15 to 17 years old. b Marine population was excluded. c The analysis was conducted with household data; only 718 households were available in our sample. d The χ2 test was used to measure the overall difference between this survey and the 2016 Hong Kong Population Census data. A p-value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference. e The χ2 test with continuity correction was used.