FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1983
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REPORT GIVES SOME SOCIAL FACTS ABOUT HK PEOPLE
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NE IN EVERY FIVE PERSONS AGED 15 AND OVER IN HONG KONG IS A SMOKER, ACCORDING TO A SPECIAL REPORT PUT OUT BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
SPECIAL QUESTIONS ON A VARIETY OF SOCIAL TOPICS ARE INCLUDED REGULARLY IN THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, WHICH IS A CONTINUOUS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THE AIM IS TO COLLECT SOCIAL DATA REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT FOR THE PLANNING OF SERVICES AND FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST REPORT ON THESE IS NOW AVAILABLE AND INCLUDES EIGHT TOP ICS, NAMELY DOCTOR CONSULTATIONS, AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY ON SMOKING AND DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SPORTS AND COUNTRYSIDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TIME SPENT ON HOME STUDY BY STUDENTS, LABOUR MOBILITY, PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, GAS SAFETY, AND THE NUMBER OF CATS-DOGS KEPT BY HOUSEHOLDS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF THE FACTS REVEALED BY THE
REPORT
ONE IN EVERY FIVE PERSONS AGED 15 AND OVER IN HONG KONG IS A SMOKER. FOR EVERY SEVEN MALE SMOKERS THERE IS ONE FEMALE SMOKER. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF SMOKERS IS 865 000.
ON AVERAGE, KINDERGARTEN PUPILS SPEND AN HOUR A DAY ON HOME STUDY PRIMARY PUPILS SPEND MORE TIME, ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS, WHILE SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS SPEND ABOUT THREE TO FOUR HOURS PER DAY.
MORE PEOPLE CONSULT DOCTORS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS ARE DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO THE ENQUIRIES. THE RATE OF CONSULTING DOCTORS WAS HIGHEST FOR CHILDREN UP TO FOUR YEARS OF AGE, AND IT DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FOR THOSE IN THE 5-44 AGE GROUP.
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THERE ARE NOT MANY WORKERS IN HONG KONG WITH PART-TIME JOBS IN ADDITION TO FULL-TIME JOBS, OR WITH PART-TIME JOBS ONLY. NUMBER OF PART-TIME JOB-HOLDERS IS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 53 000, OF MICH ABOUT THREE-FIFTHS ARE FEMALES. ON AVERAGE, THEY WORK 4.5 HOURS PER DAY.
THE REPORT CONTAINS MANY MORE FINDINGS AND DETAILED TABLES ON THE SUBJECTS SURVEYED.
SPECIAL TOPICS REPORT I IS NOW AVAILABLE AND COPIES ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.
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