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Table 1 Profile of survey respondents

From: Introducing voluntary private health insurance in a mixed medical economy: are Hong Kong citizens willing to subscribe?

 

Frequency

Percentage

Gender

 Male

695

38.8%

 Female

1085

61.2%

Age group

 18–29

222

12.5%

 30–39

204

11.5%

 40–49

331

18.7%

 50–59

432

24.4%

 60 and above

583

32.9%

Educational attainment

 Primary and below

259

14.6%

 Secondary

800

45.0%

 Tertiary and above

719

40.4%

Subjective health status

 Very good

147

8.2%

 Good

716

40.0%

 Fair

820

45.8%

 Bad

82

4.6%

 Very bad

26

1.4%

Monthly income

 HK$10,000 and below

852

50.7%

 HK$10,001-HK$20,000

524

31.2%

 HK$20,001 and above

304

18.1%

  1. Source: author’s survey