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Table 3. Linear probability models predicting minibus usage (Models 1, 2, and 3)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Independent variables
Duration of residence in Hong Kong (D) 0.0008380** 0.0014111* 0.0014904*
(0.0002915) (0.0005781) (0.0005837)
Age at migration −0.000783*** −0.000763*** −0.001011***
(0.0000949) (0.0000956) (0.0002215)
Ethnic group (Chinese [in/after 1997]=ref.)
Chinese [before 1997] 0.0070596 −0.0062835 −0.0046948
(0.0071382) (0.0095889) (0.0095941)
East Asian 0.0065193 −0.0067763 −0.0027870
(0.0087641) (0.0150991) (0.0168933)
South Asian −0.0161889** −0.0273267** −0.0257558**
(0.0061179) (0.0090054) (0.0090158)
South-east Asian 0.0089186 −0.0106081 −0.0095421
(0.0063719) (0.0091648) (0.0092006)
White 0.0069552 −0.0090005 −0.0050199
(0.0062437) (0.0099641) (0.0107389)
Others 0.0146943 −0.0007639 0.0035438
(0.0092873) (0.0127758) (0.0130051)
Cantonese ability 0.0146034*** 0.0151558*** 0.0154833***
(0.0039161) (0.0039335) (0.0039317)
District-level ethnic density 0.0373921 0.0263577 0.0267702
(0.0262907) (0.0344524) (0.0344692)
Interactions
D×Age at migration −0.0000049 −0.0000587*
(0.0000128) (0.0000263)
D×Ethnic group (Chinese [in/after 1997]=ref.)
D×Chinese (before 1997) −0.0004988 −0.0006306
(0.0006439) (0.0006527)
D×East Asian −0.0011811 −0.0014381
(0.0012627) (0.0015434)
D×South Asian −0.0010096 −0.0007562
(0.0007988) (0.0008095)
D×South-east Asian −0.0024034** −0.0023418**
(0.0008703) (0.0008921)
D×White −0.0016206+ −0.0021740*
(0.0008318) (0.0009613)
D×Others −0.0016336 −0.0019054
(0.0012010) (0.0013231)
Age at migration×Ethnic group (Chinese [in/after 1997]=ref.)
Age at migration×Chinese (before 1997) −0.0000454
(0.0002521)
Age at migration×East Asian −0.0003968
(0.0015593)
(Cont’d...)

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