Characteristic | * $Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Children | |
Gender | |
● Male | 2360 (52.0%) |
● Female | 2175 (48.0%) |
Grade | |
● Nursery | 59 (1.3%) |
● Kindergarten 1 | 1572 (34.5%) |
● Kindergarten 2 | 1453 (31.9%) |
● Kindergarten 3 | 1468 (32.2%) |
School status | |
● Whole day | 777 (17.1%) |
● Half-day (a.m. only) | 2400 (52.8%) |
● Half-day (p.m. only) | 1369 (30.1%) |
Place of birth | |
● Hong Kong | 4270 (94.3%) |
● China | 210 (4.6%) |
● Other place | 47 (1.0%) |
Parents | |
Father’s job status | |
● Full-time | 3823 (87.0%) |
● Part-time | 278 (6.3%) |
● Unemployed | 129 (2.9%) |
● Retired | 27 (0.6%) |
● Not applicable/ Unknown | 136 (3.1%) |
Mother’s job status | |
● Full-time | 1558 (35.6%) |
● Part-time | 510 (11.6%) |
● Unemployed | 2223 (50.7%) |
● Retired | 9 (0.2%) |
● Not applicable/Unknown | 82 (1.9%) |
Father’s education level | |
● Primary school or below | 304 (6.8%) |
● Secondary school | 3092 (69.5%) |
● Diploma/Degree or higher | 963 (21.6%) |
● Not applicable/Unknown | 90 (2.0%) |
Mother’s education level | |
● Primary school or below | 378 (8.4%) |
● Secondary school | 3272 (72.9%) |
● Diploma/Degree or higher | 790 (17.6%) |
● Not applicable/unknown | 50 (1.1%) |
Relationship to the child | |
● Father | 580 (12.9%) |
● Mother | 3748 (83.4%) |
● Others | 165 (3.7%) |
Siblings | |
● 0 | 1700 (37.7%) |
● 1 | 2069 (45.9%) |
● 2 or more | 743 (16.5%) |