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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents and the general population in Hong Kong in 2011

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Hong Kong population towards human A/H7N9 influenza pandemic preparedness, China, 2014

 

Sample population

Hong Kong population 2011

Sample vs. census p-valuea

 

n

%

%

 

Demographics

Age (n = 1,020)

15-24

143

14.0

14.0

0.99

25-44

348

34.1

35.5

 

45-64

363

35.6

35.4

 

65

166

16.3

15.1

 

Gender (n = 1,020)

Male

461

45.2

46.0

1.00

Female

559

54.8

54.0

 

Education (n = 1,019)

Primary education or below

138

13.5

22.7

0.18

Secondary education

517

50.7

50.0

 

Post-secondary education(including diploma and certificate)

364

35.7

27.3

 

Occupation (n = 1,006)

White collar

411

40.9

NA

 

Blue collar

96

9.5

NA

 

Housewife, retired or unemployed

393

39.1

NA

 

Students

106

10.5

NA

 

Area of residence (n = 1,020)

Hong Kong Island

185

18.1

18.0

1.00

Kowloon

308

30.2

29.8

 

New Territories

527

51.7

52.2

 

Marital status (n = 1,018)

Single

355

34.9

42.2

0.36

Married

663

65.1

57.8

 

Household income (n = 969)

<$10,000

135

13.9

23.8

0.30

$10,000-19,999

220

22.7

23.8

 

$20,000-39,999

346

35.7

29.0

 

$40,000

268

27.7

23.5

 

Type of housing (n = 1,017)

Public housing

387

38.1

30.3

0.61b

Subsidized home ownership housing

160

15.7

15.9

 

Private permanent housing

455

44.7

52.3

 

Others

15

1.5

1.4

 
  1. aChi-square test was used to measure the overall difference in proportions between this survey and the 2011 Hong Kong Population Census data. P-value < 0.05 indicates significant difference
  2. bFisher-exact test p-value was used