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The raw data collected have been weighted according to preliminary figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2007 year-end.

Gender
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  522   43.0%   564   46.5% 
  Female  691   57.0%   649   53.5% 
  Total  1213   100.0%   1213   100.0% 

Age
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18-20  106   9.0%   55   4.6% 
  21-29  193   16.4%   182   15.4% 
  30-39  185   15.7%   229   19.4% 
  40-49  259   22.0%   266   22.6% 
  50-59  253   21.5%   208   17.7% 
  60 or above  181   15.4%   238   20.2% 
  Total  1177   100.0%   1177   100.0% 
  Missing  36      36    

Education Attainment
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  180   14.9%   195   16.2% 
  Secondary  593   49.1%   575   47.6% 
  Tertiary or above  435   36.0%   438   36.3% 
  Total  1208   100.0%   1208   100.0% 
  Missing  5      5    

Occupation Group
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  337   28.2%   363   30.4% 
  Clerk and service workers  254   21.3%   250   21.0% 
  Production workers  90   7.5%   96   8.0% 
  Students  136   11.4%   90   7.5% 
  Housewives  184   15.4%   168   14.1% 
  Others  194   16.2%   227   19.0% 
  Total  1195   100.0%   1195   100.0% 
  Missing  18      18    

Type of ownership of your house
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  746   62.7%   749   62.9% 
  Rent  443   37.3%   441   37.1% 
  Total  1189   100.0%   1189   100.0% 
  Missing  24      24    

House type
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  378   31.6%   376   31.5% 
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  196   16.4%   191   16.0% 
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  12   1.0%   12   1.0% 
  Private housing  559   46.7%   564   47.2% 
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  14   1.2%   13   1.1% 
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  21   1.8%   22   1.9% 
  Public temporary housing  1   0.1%   1   0.1% 
  Private temporary housing  1   0.1%   1   0.1% 
  Staff quarters  13   1.1%   14   1.2% 
  Others  1   0.1%   1   0.1% 
  Total  1196   100.0%   1197   100.0% 
  Missing  17      16    

Working in the academy
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes-Teaching staff of primary school (including teachers and principal)  8   3.9%   8   3.5% 
  Yes-Teaching staff of secondary school (including teachers and principal)  18   8.7%   18   8.2% 
  Yes-Teaching staff of university  5   2.4%   5   2.5% 
  Others  19   9.2%   18   8.3% 
  No  156   75.7%   170   77.6% 
  Total  206   100.0%   219   100.0% 
  Missing  131      144    

Having children who are studying in schools
   Raw sample  Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  369   30.5%   375   31.1% 
  No  840   69.5%   833   68.9% 
  Total  1209   100.0%   1208   100.0% 
  Missing  4    5