Research Article

Developing Blue Ocean Strategy of Sustainable Product Design and Development for Business Opportunities of BOP Groups in Taiwan

Table 2

Distribution of the demographics of BOP group.

ItemNumber of peopleNumber of people (%)Cumulative Percentage

Gender
 Male9851.32%51.32%
 Female9248.68%100.00%
 Total190100.00%100%
Age
 Less than 18 years old00.00%0.00%
 18–24 years old3920.53%20.53%
 25–30 years old13470.52%91.05%
 31–40 years old178.95%100.00%
 41–50 years old00.00%100%
 More than 50 years old00.00%100%
 Total190100%100%
Educational level
 Elementary school (and below)00.00%0.00%
 Junior high school00.00%0.00%
 Senior high school and vocational school42.11%2.11%
 University (including college)10253.68%55.79%
 Graduate school (and above)8444.21%100%
 Total190100%100%
Annual income
 Less than 0.3 million NTD9952.11%52.11%
 0.31~0.54 million NTD9147.89%100%
 Total190100%100%
Residential places
 Northern Taiwan13671.58%71.58%
 Central Taiwan3719.47%91.05%
 Southern Taiwan178.95%100%
 Eastern Taiwan00.00%100%
 Off-shore islands 00.00%100%
 Total190100%100%
Occupation
 Professional personnel5629.47%29.47%
 Service industry4021.06%50.53%
 Business2613.68%64.21%
 Self Employed2111.05%75.26%
 Public official115.79%81.05%
 Labor industry1910.00%91.05%
 Agricultural, forestry, fishery, and husbandry00.00%91.05%
 Retired00.00%91.05%
 Others178.95%100.00%
 Total190100.00%100%