Table 1.
Sample distributions in eight major industries in Hong Kong.
| Variable. | Category | N | Percentage | No. and Percentage of Persons Engaged (Dec. 2017) (Except Public Administration) 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | Construction | 205 | 10.1 | 122,761 2 (4.3%) |
| Education | 331 | 16.3 | 201,488 (7.1%) | |
| Human health and social work service | 280 | 13.8 | 158,606 (5.5%) | |
| Financing and insurance | 336 | 16.5 | 227,156 (7.9%) | |
| Public administration (including government administration, economic and social policy, public order, and safety activities) | 150 | 7.4 | 111,009 (2.9%) 3 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 124 | 6.1 | 283,505 (9.9%) | |
| Transportation | 200 | 9.8 | 85,191 (3.0%) | |
| Import/export, wholesale, and retail trades | 149 | 7.3 | 807,499 (28.3%) | |
| Information and communications | 18 | 0.9 | 107,122 (3.7%) | |
| Real estate | 46 | 2.3 | 131,855 (4.6%) | |
| Social and personal services (other services) | 37 | 1.8 | 76,866 (2.7%) | |
| Professional and business services (Professional, scientific, and technical services and administrative and support services) | 44 | 2.2 | 377,659 (13.2%) | |
| Others (like manufacturing, sports, supply, arts, NGO, etc.) | 40 | 2.0 | ||
| Missing | 72 | 3.5 |
Note.1. The material retrieved from the Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies Statistics in December 2017 reported by the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; 2. Construction sites include manual workers only; 3. The material retrieved from Hong Kong for figures from 2018 reported by the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.