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 | 118 | 44.7 | 123 | 46.7 |
Female | 146 | 55.3 | 141 | 53.3 |
Total | 264 | 100.0 | 264 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 23 | 8.8 | 12 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 28 | 10.7 | 41 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 30 | 11.5 | 52 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 59 | 22.5 | 61 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 63 | 24.0 | 45 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 59 | 22.5 | 51 | 19.7 |
Total | 262 | 100.0 | 262 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 55 | 20.8 | 46 | 17.5 |
Secondary | 140 | 53.0 | 139 | 52.8 |
Postgraduate or above | 69 | 26.1 | 79 | 29.8 |
Total | 264 | 100.0 | 264 | 100.0 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 153 | 58.0 | 149 | 56.5 |
Rent | 111 | 42.0 | 115 | 43.5 |
Total | 264 | 100.0 | 264 | 100.0 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 92 | 34.8 | 88 | 33.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 43 | 16.3 | 47 | 17.9 |
Private housing | 109 | 41.3 | 110 | 41.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 8 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.2 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.0 |
Others | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 264 | 100.0 | 264 | 100.0 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 46 | 17.6 | 61 | 23.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 51 | 19.5 | 57 | 21.6 |
Production workers | 31 | 11.8 | 33 | 12.4 |
Students | 24 | 9.2 | 17 | 6.5 |
Housewives | 53 | 20.2 | 46 | 17.4 |
Others | 57 | 21.8 | 49 | 18.8 |
Total | 262 | 100.0 | 263 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 1 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 8 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.7 |
Middle class | 86 | 33.0 | 86 | 33.1 |
Middle-Lower class | 86 | 33.0 | 92 | 35.2 |
Lower-middle class | 77 | 29.5 | 72 | 27.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.3 |
Total | 261 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 4 |