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 | 139 | 50.0 | 130 | 46.7 |
Female | 139 | 50.0 | 148 | 53.3 |
Total | 278 | 100.0 | 278 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 19 | 6.9 | 13 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 35 | 12.7 | 43 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 42 | 15.2 | 55 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 75 | 27.2 | 64 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 65 | 23.6 | 47 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 40 | 14.5 | 54 | 19.7 |
Total | 276 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 42 | 15.1 | 47 | 16.8 |
Secondary | 179 | 64.4 | 173 | 62.1 |
Postgraduate or above | 57 | 20.5 | 59 | 21.1 |
Total | 278 | 100.0 | 278 | 100.0 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 159 | 58.0 | 155 | 56.9 |
Rent | 115 | 42.0 | 118 | 43.1 |
Total | 274 | 100.0 | 273 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 5 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 102 | 37.0 | 103 | 37.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 30 | 10.9 | 31 | 11.1 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 123 | 44.6 | 118 | 43.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 5 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 2.9 | 10 | 3.5 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.1 |
Total | 276 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 56 | 20.4 | 56 | 20.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 79 | 28.8 | 81 | 29.7 |
Production workers | 29 | 10.6 | 25 | 9.1 |
Students | 20 | 7.3 | 17 | 6.3 |
Housewives | 44 | 16.1 | 46 | 16.8 |
Others | 46 | 16.8 | 49 | 17.8 |
Total | 274 | 100.0 | 274 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 15 | 5.5 | 12 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 91 | 33.1 | 96 | 35.0 |
Middle-Lower class | 94 | 34.2 | 94 | 34.0 |
Lower-middle class | 72 | 26.2 | 70 | 25.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.2 |
Total | 275 | 100.0 | 275 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |