ndarin
Japanese
Taiwan
E F 24 Taiwanese
Mandarin
Taiwan
F F 42 Mandarin Hong Kong
G M 51 Mandarin Hong Kong
H F 23 Mandarin China
I F 37 Mandarin China
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4.2. Interviews
The lack of any Chinese community networks or organisations in Shropshire meant that
bringing a group of people together to convene a focus group was not possible. Their views
were therefore gathered by interviews and contacts were made through Chinese takeaways,
Chinese medicine shops and colleges (Table 3). An interview with the head of the Chinese
School is also included in this sample. Except for the head of the School and the Chinese
medicine practitioner (who spoke Mandarin), all interviewees spoke Cantonese.
The same set of questions was asked in the focus group and interviews (see Appendix B).
Table 3. Interview sample
Interviewee Sex Age Country of
birth
Interview
conducted in
Takeaway owner/worker, Bridgnorth M 16-34 China Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Bishops
Castle
M 16-34 China Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Ludlow M 35-64 Hong Kong Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Oswestry M 65-74 Hong Kong Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Oswestry M 16-34 - English
Takeaway owner/worker, Wem M 35-64 Hong Kong Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Wem F 35-64 Hong Kong Cantonese
Takeaway owner/worker, Wem F 16-34 UK English
Chinese medicine practitioner,
Shrewsbury
M 16-34 China English
College student, Ludlow F 16-34 Hong Kong Cantonese
College student, Ludlow F 16-34 Hong Kong Cantonese
User of Social Services, Shropshire M 35-64 Hong Kong Cantonese
Telford Chinese School F 35-64 Taiwan English
4.3. Questionnaire survey
Questionnaires were posted to Chinese takeaways and Chinese medicine shops in
Shropshire County and Telford & Wrekin. These were located through the Chinese
Takeaway Association (UK) membership list, the Association of Traditional Chinese
Medicine membership list and contacts, and Internet listings. They were also distributed to
parents of the Telford Chinese School. Questionnaires were distributed in both English and
Chinese (Appendix C). 14 out of 65 questionnaires distributed were returned (Table 4).
4.4. Advantages and limitations of the sample
Like any qualitative study, the views gathered from this sample may not be representative of
the whole population, but they do provide evidence for the opinions expressed in this study.
While the interview sample may appear to be dominated by the takeaway trade, this is
perhaps reflective of the population. According to the Chinese Takeaway Association (UK),
the association has 50 members in Shropshire County and Telford (34 in Shropshire and 16
in Telford) and there are many more who are not members. It also provides a targeted study
of the most disadvantaged group of Chinese in the County. Indeed, there were Chinese who
did not take part as they considered themselves ‘British’ and therefore inappropriate subjects
for inclusion in the study. In order to broaden the scope of the study and to gather the views
of Chinese people in public and health service provision roles approaches to Shropshire
County Council and various hospitals were made. However, these failed to recruit any
Chinese staff for interview.
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Table 4. Questionnaire sample
Source Version Sex Age Employment
status
Country of
birth
Language
m
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