Demographic Profile of Respondents |
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 2006 year-end. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 165 | 40.5 | 190 | 46.7 |
Female | 242 | 59.5 | 217 | 53.3 |
Total | 407 | 100.0 | 407 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 29 | 7.4 | 18 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 51 | 12.9 | 61 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 73 | 18.5 | 78 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 112 | 28.4 | 92 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 76 | 19.3 | 68 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 53 | 13.5 | 77 | 19.7 |
Total | 394 | 100.0 | 394 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 13 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 52 | 13.0 | 55 | 13.8 |
Secondary | 228 | 56.9 | 219 | 54.8 |
Postgraduate or above | 121 | 30.2 | 126 | 31.4 |
Total | 401 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 250 | 63.3 | 246 | 62.4 |
Rent | 145 | 36.7 | 148 | 37.6 |
Total | 395 | 100.0 | 394 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 13 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 123 | 30.9 | 128 | 32.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 61 | 15.3 | 60 | 15.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 189 | 47.5 | 187 | 47.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 11 | 2.8 | 10 | 2.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.1 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 |
Total | 398 | 100.0 | 398 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 9 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 94 | 23.7 | 94 | 23.7 |
Clerical and service workers | 101 | 25.4 | 97 | 24.4 |
Production workers | 42 | 10.6 | 47 | 11.8 |
Students | 33 | 8.3 | 27 | 6.7 |
Housewives | 63 | 15.9 | 52 | 13.1 |
Others | 64 | 16.1 | 81 | 20.3 |
Total | 397 | 100.0 | 397 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 21 | 5.3 | 17 | 4.3 |
Middle class | 163 | 41.1 | 157 | 39.6 |
Middle-Lower class | 118 | 29.7 | 117 | 29.4 |
Lower-middle class | 86 | 21.7 | 97 | 24.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.1 |
Total | 397 | 100.0 | 396 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 11 |