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Table 4.3
Sociodemographic characteristics of study respondents (n=2,044)

Sociodemographic characteristics n (%) [1]
Age, years
18–24 175 (8.6)
25–34 201 (9.8)
35–44 468 (22.9)
45–54 120 (5.9)
55–64 319 (15.6)
≥65 761 (37.2)
Gender
Male 646 (31.6)
Female 1,398 (68.4)
Educational level
Primary or below 560 (27.4)
Secondary 870 (42.6)
Tertiary or above 563 (27.5)
Refused to answer 51 (2.5)
Job status
Employed: Full-time or part-time 667 (32.6)
Retired 652 (31.9)
Housewife 524 (25.6)
Student 131 (6.4)
Unemployed 53 (2.6)
Refused to answer 17 (0.8)
Financial capacity n (%) [1]
Monthly household income (HKD)
<10,000 40 (6.0)
10,000–19,999 207 (31.0)
20,000–29,999 156 (23.4)
30,000–59,999 89 (13.3)
≥60,000 26 (3.9)
Unstable Income 14 (2.1)
Refused to answer 135 (20.2)
No response recorded [2] 1,377
Recipient of CSSA
Yes 55 (2.7)
No 1,981 (96.9)
Refused to answer 8 (0.4)
Purchase of health insurance
Yes, Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) 4 (0.2)
Yes, private health insurance 615 (30.1)
Both VHIS and private health insurance 10 (0.5)
No 1,288 (63.0)
Don’t know / No opinions 1 (0.0)
Refused to answer 126 (6.2)

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