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International Journal of
Population Studies Transportation assimilation in Hong Kong

Table 2. Summary statistics of selected variables
Full sample Non‑minibus Minibus users Difference
(n=169,766) users (n=145,770) (n=23,996)
Mean/% (SD) Mean/% (SD) Mean/% (SD)
Minibus user 14.13
Duration of residence in Hong Kong (years) 15.37 (6.32) 15.37 (6.39) 15.92 (5.91) t=−13.31***
Age at migration 27.36 (11.04) 27.49 (11.00) 26.55 (11.21) t=12.02***
Ethnic group χ (6)=255.23***
2
Chinese (migrated before 1997) 67.43 67.06 69.65
Chinese (migrated in/after 1997) 23.76 23.70 24.10
East Asian 0.80 0.85 0.48
South Asian 2.18 2.34 1.25
South-east Asian 2.25 2.32 1.79
White 2.70 2.82 1.97
Others 0.89 0.91 0.76
Cantonese ability 92.18 91.76 94.72 χ (1)=250.01***
2
District-level ethnic density 0.22 (0.11) 0.22 (0.11) 0.23 (0.10) t=-14.07***
Arrival cohort χ (1)=45.93***
2
Before 1997 70.86 70.63 72.28
1997–1999 8.53 8.52 8.56
2000–2004 9.72 9.79 9.30
2005–2009 6.19 6.25 5.84
2010–2016 4.70 4.81 4.02
Female 48.27 47.92 50.36 χ (1)=49.01***
2
Married 72.52 72.83 70.64 χ (1)=49.44***
2
Living with child (ren) 34.03 34.12 33.51 χ (1)=3.47
2
Postsecondary education 17.46 17.76 15.65 χ (1)=63.95***
2
Logged monthly personal income 9.18 (0.80) 9.18 (0.81) 9.15 (0.72) t=7.48***
Industry χ (8)=271.59***
2
Agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying 0.20 0.18 0.33
Manufacturing 7.80 7.82 7.68
Electricity, gas, and water 0.34 0.35 0.26
Construction 9.00 9.12 8.27
Wholesale, retail, and import/export trades, restaurants, and hotels 26.83 26.63 28.04
Transport, storage, and communication 19.62 19.95 17.64
Financing, insurance, real estate, and business services 14.01 14.24 12.60
Community, social, and personal services 22.17 21.68 25.15
Others 0.04 0.04 0.03
Occupation χ (9)=313.44***
2
Managers and administrators 9.74 10.12 7.42
Professionals 4.79 4.86 4.36
Associate professionals 12.57 12.39 13.64
Clerical support workers 11.86 11.72 12.77
Service and sales workers 22.07 21.74 24.10
(Cont’d...)

Volume 9 Issue 1 (2023) 36 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.0386