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Table 1 Demographic data of the sample

From: Sociodemographic correlates of public stigma about mental illness: a population study on Hong Kong’s Chinese population

  

Current study

Total population in 2016 a

N

%

N

%

Gender

Male

719

47.5

2,846,845

47.5

Female

795

52.5

3,152,235

52.5

Age group

18–19

35

2.3

155,498

2.6

20–24

112

7.4

435,956

7.3

25–29

119

7.8

462,040

7.7

30–34

90

5.9

496,676

8.3

35–39

146

9.6

489,828

8.2

40–44

120

7.9

521,292

8.7

45–49

159

10.5

538,903

9.0

50–54

141

9.3

625,605

10.4

55–59

116

7.7

617,468

10.3

≥ 60

472

31.2

1,655,814

27.6

Education b

Primary or below

300

19.8

1,272,280

20.6

Secondary

716

47.4

2,858,359

46.2

Tertiary

496

32.8

2,053,696

33.2

Occupation

Workers

575

38.0

n/a

 

Mid-level c

242

16.0

  

Senior Management c

89

5.9

  

Retired

279

18.4

  

Homemakers

158

10.4

  

Students

73

4.8

  

Others

98

6.5

  
  1. aTotal population excluding foreign domestic helpers in By-Census 2016 in Hong Kong
  2. bData include participants aged 15–17, segregated data from age 18 are not available
  3. cMid-level includes office managers and professionals; Senior management includes unit heads, senior professionals, chief executive officers and directors
  4. SD Standard deviation, n/a data not available
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