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 | 115 | 42.4 | 127 | 46.7 |
Female | 156 | 57.6 | 144 | 53.3 |
Total | 271 | 100.0 | 271 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 20 | 7.5 | 12 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 26 | 9.7 | 41 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 35 | 13.1 | 53 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 65 | 24.3 | 62 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 59 | 22.1 | 46 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 62 | 23.2 | 52 | 19.7 |
Total | 267 | 100.0 | 267 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 58 | 21.6 | 50 | 18.7 |
Secondary | 159 | 59.3 | 154 | 57.4 |
Postgraduate or above | 51 | 19.0 | 64 | 24.0 |
Total | 268 | 100.0 | 268 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 163 | 61.5 | 166 | 62.7 |
Rent | 102 | 38.5 | 99 | 37.3 |
Total | 265 | 100.0 | 265 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 104 | 39.0 | 102 | 38.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 45 | 16.9 | 45 | 16.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 105 | 39.3 | 107 | 40.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 |
Staff quarters | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
Total | 267 | 100.0 | 268 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 3 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 39 | 14.4 | 51 | 18.9 |
Clerical and service workers | 61 | 22.6 | 66 | 24.6 |
Production workers | 27 | 10.0 | 30 | 11.1 |
Students | 25 | 9.3 | 21 | 7.8 |
Housewives | 65 | 24.1 | 55 | 20.6 |
Others | 53 | 19.6 | 46 | 16.9 |
Total | 270 | 100.0 | 270 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 11 | 4.1 | 11 | 4.2 |
Middle class | 89 | 33.1 | 93 | 34.4 |
Middle-Lower class | 92 | 34.2 | 90 | 33.4 |
Lower-middle class | 73 | 27.1 | 72 | 26.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.2 |
Total | 269 | 100.0 | 269 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |