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Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample by the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population, according to the 2001 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government.

Gender
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  695   45.8%   732   48.3% 
  Female  822   54.2%   785   51.7% 
  Total  1,517   100.0%   1,517   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    

Age
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18-20  134   9.3%   75   5.2% 
  21-29  227   15.8%   243   16.9% 
  30-39  281   19.6%   341   23.8% 
  40-49  371   25.9%   325   22.6% 
  50-59  253   17.6%   182   12.7% 
  60 or above  169   11.8%   269   18.8% 
  Total  1,435   100.0%   1,435   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  82      82    

Education Attainment
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  210   13.9%   234   15.6% 
  Secondary  802   53.1%   759   50.4% 
  Tertiary or above  497   32.9%   512   34.0% 
  Total  1,509   100.0%   1,504   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  8      13    

Occupation Group
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  412   27.8%   433   29.2% 
  Clerk and service workers  314   21.2%   313   21.1% 
  Production workers  148   10.0%   139   9.4% 
  Students  159   10.7%   117   7.9% 
  Housewives  237   16.0%   212   14.3% 
  Others  213   14.4%   268   18.1% 
  Total  1,483   100.0%   1,482   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  34      35    

Type of ownership of your house
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  898   61.0%   899   61.1% 
  Rent?  575   39.0%   573   38.9% 
  Total  1,473   100.0%   1,472   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  44      45    

House type
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  461   31.0%   448   30.2% 
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  226   15.2%   222   15.0% 
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  25   1.7%   27   1.8% 
  Private housing  714   48.0%   723   48.6% 
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  22   1.5%   21   1.4% 
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  20   1.3%   24   1.6% 
  Staff quarters  17   1.1%   18   1.2% 
  Others  3   0.2%   3   0.2% 
  Total  1,488   100.0%   1,486   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  29      31    

Working in the academy
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes-Teaching staff of primary school (including teachers and principal)  17   7.3%   18   7.4% 
  Yes-Teaching staff of secondary school (including teachers and principal)  20   8.6%   21   8.5% 
  Yes-Teaching staff of university  10   4.3%   10   4.2% 
  Others  20   8.6%   21   8.7% 
  No  166   71.2%   175   71.2% 
  Total  233   100.0%   245   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  1,284      1,272    

Having children who are studying in schools
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  572   38.0%   538   35.9% 
  No  932   62.0%   961   64.1% 
  Total  1,504   100.0%   1,499   100.0% 
  Base  1,517      1,517    
  Missing  13      18