Table 2
Respondents' social backgrounds.
Items Choices Macau Singapore
Persons Percent Persons Percent
Gender Male 225 54.1 224 54.8
Female 191 45.9 185 45.2
Age 19-24 years old 87 20.9 73 17.9
25-35 years old 201 48.3 252 61.6
36-49 years old 63 15.2 68 16.6
Over 50 years old 65 15.6 16 3.9
Educational
background
Senior high school
or under
196 47.1 141 34.5
College 99 23.8 173 42.3
Bachelor 115 27.6 89 21.7
Master or above 6 1.5 6 1.5
Marital status Single 212 51.0 247 60.4
Married 119 28.6 110 26.9
Married, with children 85 20.4 52 12.7
Duration of
residence
Less than 1 year 7 1.7 10 2.4
More than 1 year
and less than 3 years
38 9.1 73 17.9
More than 3 years
and less than 6 years
39 9.4 74 18.1
More than 6 years and
less than 10 years
63 15.1 87 21.3
More than 10 years 269 64.7 165 40.3
Occupation Student 43 10.3 46 11.3
Professional 34 8.2 31 7.6
Public official 60 14.4 68 16.6
Manufacturing 72 17.3 86 21.0
Service industry 91 21.9 101 24.7
Gaming-related industry 85 20.4 50 12.2
Other 31 7.5 27 6.6
Monthly income
(MOP$/SGD$)
7000/1400 or less 94 22.6 102 24.9
7001e15,000/1401e2500 180 43.3 237 58.0
15,001e30,000/2501e4000 129 31.0 66 16.1
30,001/4001 or more 13 3.1 4 1.0