A socio-biographical investigation on trajectory and primary habitus of Chinese digitally-born fan translators

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic profile of fan translators in three online communities.

		Community 1	Community 2	Community 3
Age	Under 18 18–22 23–26 27–30 31–35 Above 35	0 54.55% 36.36% 9.09% 0 0	6.25% 56.25% 31.25% 0 6.25% 0	4.55% 40.91% 40.91% 9.09% 4.55% 0
Gender	Male Female	9.09% 90.91%	25% 75%	20% 80%
Geographical Background	Overseas First-tier cities Others	28.57% 71.43% 0	12.5% 81.25% 6.25%	27.27% 67.97% 4.76%
Education	High school Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctorate Others	4.55% 59.09% 22.73% 13.64% 0	6.25% 68.75% 25% 0 0	4.76% 57.14% 28.57% 9.52% 0
Level of Competence in English	Advanced Intermediate Basic	95.4% 4.6% 0	75% 25% 0	85.7% 14.3% 0

Table 2. Answers to the Question ‘When did you begin to watch foreign media?’

	Community 3	Community 2	Community 1
Before primary school	0	6.25%	18.18%
Primary school until Junior school	63.64%	87.56%	54.55%
High school	27.27%	6.25%	18.18%
College/University	9.09%	0	9.09%
Other	0	0	0