Table 2 Basic features of the sample and demographic features obtained by RDS inference (N = 656)
Variables | Proportion (%) | Variables | Proportion (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point estimation | RDS estimation | Point estimation | RDS estimation | ||||
Gender | Male | 80.7 | 66.7 | Language | English | 72.68 | 81.73 |
Female | 19.3 | 33.3 | French | 27.31 | 18.26 | ||
Education | Illiterate | 0.6 | 2.4 | Age | 10 to 19 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Elementary school | 3.8 | 6.6 | 20 to 29 | 39.7 | 38.4 | ||
Middle school | 19.5 | 21.2 | 30 to 39 | 47.6 | 44.5 | ||
High school | 28.3 | 31.6 | 40 to 49 | 10.6 | 12.3 | ||
College and above | 47.8 | 38.2 | 50 and above | 1.6 | 4.4 | ||
Regions of origin | East | 15.4 | 10.5 | Visa type | Tourist | 15.7 | 14 |
South | 14 | 7.1 | Business | 75.8 | 78 | ||
West | 45.8 | 69.6 | Working | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
Central | 24.8 | 12.9 | Student | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
Residence status | Legal | 65.4 | 60.7 | Length of stay in China (years) | 1995 to 2007 | 18.1 | 21.2 |
Illegal | 34.6 | 39.3 | 2008 to 2009 | 28.2 | 30.3 | ||
2010 to 2011 | 53.5 | 48.5 | |||||