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Parallel findings from a Hong Kong survey conducted more or less over the same period.  

Q1 On average, how many times per month have you visited the Mainland over the past 12 months?
   Macau Survey   HK Survey 
  Mean  2.9 times   0.9 times 
  Standard error  0.1 time   0.1 time 
  Number of responses  521   1,008 
  Median  2.0   0.5 
  Mode  1   0 
  Maximum  11.0   11.0 
  Minimum  0.0   0.0 
  Missing case(s) (Including "Don't know / Hard to say)  21   14 

Q1 On average, how many times per month have you visited the Mainland over the past 12 months? (excluding those who had not visited the Mainland for the year past)
   Macau Survey   HK Survey 
  Mean  3.2 times   1.6 times 
  Standard error  0.1 times   0.1 time 
  Number of responses  485   566 
  Median  2.0   0.5 
  Mode  1   1 
  Maximum  11.0   11.0 
  Minimum  0.5   0.5 
  Missing case(s) (Including "Don't know / Hard to say)  21   14 

Q2 Usually how many people would accompany you to the Mainland each time (excluding oneself)?
   Macau Survey   HK Survey 
  Mean  2.7 people   2.8 people 
  Standard error  0.1 people   0.1 people 
  Number of responses  357   554 
  Median  3.0   2.6 
  Mode  3   2 
  Maximum  11.0   11.0 
  Minimum  0.0   0.0 
  Missing case(s) (Including "Don't know / Hard to say)  149   26 

Q3 The major reason of your visiting the Mainland was:
   Macau Survey   HK Survey 
   Frequency   % of total responses(Base=393)   % of total sample(Base=542)   Frequency   % of total responses(Base=569)   % of total sample(Base=1,022) 
  Leisure / Shopping  266   67.7   49.1   140   24.5   13.6 
  Touring / Sightseeing  28   7.1   5.2   167   29.3   16.3 
  Working in the Mainland  27   6.9   5.0   101   17.8   9.9 
  Family in the Mainland  16   4.1   3.0   54   9.5   5.3 
  Studying in the Mainland  5   1.3   0.9   3   0.5   0.3 
  Others  47   12.0   8.7   99   17.4   9.7 
  Don't know / Hard to say  4   1.0   0.7   6   1.1   0.6 
  Total  393   100.0      569   100.0    
  Missing case(s)  113         11       

Q4 On average, how much money per capita would be spent each time you visit the Mainland? The consumption items include all kinds of entertainments, shopping, food and drinks, as well as travelling expenses.
   Macau Survey   HK Survey 
  Mean  $274.8   $869.5 
  Standard error  $26.4   $71.0 
  Number of responses  309   528 
  Median  $200.0   $500.0 
  Mode  $100   $500 
  Maximum  $5000.0   $30000.0 
  Minimum  $0.0   $0.0 
  Missing case(s) (Including "Don't know / Hard to say)  197   52 

Q5 Do you support or oppose the implementation of the 24-hour border crossing between Macau and the Mainland?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Agree  257   47.4  
  Disagree  200   36.9  
  Don't know / hard to say  85   15.7  
  Total  542   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  0    

Q6 When do you think the 24-hour border crossing should come into force? (in months)
  Mean  16.2 
  Std. Error of Mean  2.2 
  Median  8 
  Mode  3 
  Minimum  1 
  Maximum  120 
  Missing case(s)  4 

Q7 Do you perceive the effect brought to the economy of Macau by 24-hour border crossing to be positive, negative or no effect?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Positive effect  137   25.3  
  No effect  78   14.4  
  Negative effect  231   42.6  
  Don't know / hard to say  96   17.7  
  Total  542   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  0    

Q8 After the 24-hour border crossing has been implemented, will you visit the Mainland more frequently?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  117   21.6  
  No  403   74.4  
  Don't know / hard to say  22   4.1  
  Total  542   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  0    

Q9 (Only ask the respondent who will visit the Mainland more frequently) Comparing to now, how many times in a month do you predict you would visit the Mainland more?
  Mean  3.2  
  Std. Error of Mean  0.3  
  Median  2 
  Mode  2 
  Minimum  0 
  Maximum  20 
  Missing case(s)  1 

Q10 Would you cut down your expenses in Macau then?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  77   14.2  
  No  444   81.9  
  Don't know / hard to say  21   3.9  
  Total  542   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  0    

Q11 (Only ask the respondent who would cut down expenses in Macau) Comparing to now, how much money do you predict you would cut down in your local monthly expenses?
  Mean  643.8  
  Std. Error of Mean  82.4  
  Median  500 
  Mode  1000 
  Minimum  100 
  Maximum  2500 
  Missing case(s)  1 

Q12 After the 24-hour border crossing has been implemented, do you think there will be more Mainlanders visiting Macau and spend money here?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  402   74.2  
  No  105   19.4  
  Don't know / hard to say  35   6.5  
  Total  542   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  0    

Q13 Then, would you consider moving to the Mainland?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  37   6.8  
  No  484   89.5  
  Don't know / hard to say  20   3.7  
  Total  541   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  1