TABLE 1.
Distribution of children recruited for study by district and day care center and kindergarten places in Hong Kong
| District | Day care centers
|
Kindergartens
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of places (n = 38,767) (%) | No. of children planned (actually recruited) | No. of places (n = 120,346) (%) | No. of children planned (actually recruited) | |
| 1 | 1,130 (2.9) | 15 (15) | 3,031 (2.5) | 38 (42) |
| 2 | 2,154 (5.5) | 28 (30) | 5,041 (4.2) | 63 (62) |
| 3 | 3,961 (10) | 50 (52) | 11,046 (9.2) | 138 (131) |
| 4 | 1,086 (2.8) | 14 (13) | 3,212 (2.7) | 41 (40) |
| 5 | 1,456 (3.7) | 19 (19) | 4,142 (3.4) | 53 (52) |
| 6 | 4,145 (10.7) | 54 (54) | 10,370 (8.6) | 130 (131) |
| 7 | 2,259 (5.8) | 29 (29) | 6,722 (5.6) | 84 (89) |
| 8 | 2,337 (6.0) | 31 (31) | 7,255 (6.0) | 92 (90) |
| 9 | 3,109 (8.0) | 41 (41) | 9,415 (7.8) | 117 (121) |
| 10 | 1,452 (3.8) | 20 (21) | 4,285 (3.6) | 54 (24) |
| 11 | 2,810 (7.3) | 28 (26) | 5,877 (4.9) | 75 (97) |
| 12 | 3,320 (8.6) | 44 (45) | 11,845 (9.8) | 147 (137) |
| 13 | 1,594 (4.1) | 22 (20) | 9,607 (8.0) | 120 (121) |
| 14 | 1,486 (3.8) | 21 (20) | 5,540 (4.6) | 69 (62) |
| 15 | 1,711 (4.4) | 23 (23) | 6,319 (5.2) | 78 (94) |
| 16 | 3,680 (9.5) | 48 (49) | 11,030 (9.2) | 138 (137) |
| 17 | 740 (1.9) | 11 (15) | 4,880 (4.1) | 62 (68) |
| 18 | 338 (0.9) | 4 (0) | 747 (0.6) | 10 (0) |