Distribution of:

Stratum

Area/Accomodation Type

Households Population

100%

100%

!

A

Hong Kong

Central

5.5

4.6

E

Hong Kong

West

3.3

3.2

F

Hong Kong

East

8.2

7.4

G

Hong Kong

-

Peak, Mid Levels, South:

also Kowloon Tong

2.7

: 2.3

H

Kowloon

Central

.3.4

3.1

I

Kowloon

West

9.9

7.9

0

J

Kowloon East

S

4.5

3.5

K

New Kowloon

West

6.3

4.9

00

L

New Kowloon

C

East

2.0

1.7

M

New Territories

-

Tsuen Wan

2.5

2.0

03

N

New Territories

West

3.6

4.4

:

0

New Territories - East

5.2

5.4

CO

0

C

3.

4.

The 16 strata are based on SRH definitions and take into account not only

geographical areas but also types of housing and economic status.

In Stratum A, Squatter Areas, lists provided by the Squatter Control Depart-

ment in March 1974 enabled the selection, at random, of a sample of squatter

areas, which were visited, mapped, and listed by fieldworkers.

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