Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants
Sex | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of survey | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2013 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2013 |
Total participants | N = 7980 | N = 9522 | N = 10093 | N = 9354 | N = 8156 | N = 9349 | N = 10108 | N = 9497 |
Age | ||||||||
18-24 | 16.2 % | 14.9 % | 12.9 % | 12.4 % | 15.5 % | 14.5 % | 12.2 % | 11.1 % |
25-39 | 32.3 % | 32.8 % | 31.8 % | 29.9 % | 32.2 % | 32.3 % | 31.4 % | 29.4 % |
40-64 | 38.2 % | 40.1 % | 42.6 % | 44.7 % | 40.0 % | 40.8 % | 42.9 % | 45.0 % |
> =65 | 13.2 % | 12.3 % | 12.7 % | 13.0 % | 12.4 % | 12.4 % | 13.5 % | 14.4 % |
Level of urbanization | ||||||||
High | 20.6 % | 23.2 % | 23.2 % | 22.9 % | 21.3 % | 24.6 % | 24.2 % | 23.7 % |
Medium | 50.8 % | 50.0 % | 51.4 % | 52.6 % | 51.4 % | 50.8 % | 52.5 % | 53.4 % |
Low | 28.6 % | 26.8 % | 25.5 % | 24.5 % | 27.3 % | 24.5 % | 23.3 % | 22.9 % |
Education level | ||||||||
Under high school | 70.6 % | 65.0 % | 60.8 % | 55.9 % | 76.3 % | 69.2 % | 64.1 % | 59.7 % |
college degree or above | 29.4 % | 35.0 % | 39.2 % | 44.1 % | 23.7 % | 30.8 % | 35.9 % | 40.3 % |
Mean monthly household income | ||||||||
< 30,000 | 19.6 % | 21.5 % | 20.9 % | 17.9 % | 20.2 % | 23.8 % | 24.4 % | 19.7 % |
30,000-99,999 | 62.7 % | 61.1 % | 61.2 % | 60.7 % | 62.5 % | 59.2 % | 57.8 % | 59.7 % |
≧10,000 | 17.6 % | 17.4 % | 17.9 % | 21.5 % | 17.3 % | 16.9 % | 17.8 % | 20.6 % |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married and living together | 61.0 % | 58.8 % | 58.1 % | 58.0 % | 60.8 % | 58.6 % | 55.4 % | 55.0 % |
Other | 8.9 % | 9.1 % | 9.2 % | 9.7 % | 16.9 % | 16.1 % | 18.5 % | 19.3 % |
Never married | 30.1 % | 32.1 % | 32.7 % | 32.3 % | 22.3 % | 25.3 % | 26.1 % | 25.7 % |
Employment status | ||||||||
Not currently employed | 33.3 % | 28.4 % | 29.7 % | 27.4 % | 50.6 % | 43.7 % | 41.3 % | 40.4 % |
Employed | 66.7 % | 71.6 % | 70.3 % | 72.6 % | 49.4 % | 56.3 % | 58.7 % | 59.6 % |