Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Fertility preservation in Hong Kong Chinese society: awareness, knowledge and acceptance
Characteristics | Respondents (n = 296) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 56 (18.9) |
Female | 166 (56.1) |
Not specified | 74 (25) |
Marital status | |
Single | 107 (36.1) |
Married/cohabiting | 174 (58.8) |
Divorced/separated | 7 (2.4) |
Widowed | 1 (0.3) |
Not specified | 7 (2.4) |
Religion | |
No | 185 (62.5) |
Protestants | 60 (20.3) |
Catholic | 15 (5.1) |
Buddhism | 21 (7.1) |
Hinduism | 2 (0.7) |
Others | 1 (0.3) |
Not specified | 12 (4.1) |
Age | |
< 18 | 4 (1.4) |
18–34 | 136 (45.9) |
35–43 | 94 (31.8) |
> 44 | 54 (18.2) |
Not specified | 8 (2.7) |
Education level | |
No formal education | 2 (0.7) |
Primary level | 4 (1.4) |
Secondary level | 99 (33.4) |
Postsecondary | 41 (13.9) |
Tertiary level | 142 (48) |
Not specified | 8 (2.7) |
Occupation | |
Full-time job | 232 (78.4) |
Part-time job | 19 (6.4) |
Housewife | 12 (4.1) |
Retired | 4 (1.4) |
Unemployed | 9 (3) |
Students | 14 (4.7) |
Not specified | 6 (2) |
Monthly domestic household incomea | |
Low income | 64 (21.6) |
Middle income | 149 (50.3) |
High income | 73 (24.7) |
Not specified | 10 (3.4) |