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 | 107 | 41.6 | 120 | 46.7 |
Female | 150 | 58.4 | 137 | 53.3 |
Total | 257 | 100.0 | 257 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 14 | 5.5 | 12 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 30 | 11.8 | 39 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 32 | 12.6 | 50 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 68 | 26.8 | 59 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 53 | 20.9 | 44 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 57 | 22.4 | 50 | 19.7 |
Total | 254 | 100.0 | 254 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 57 | 22.2 | 51 | 19.8 |
Secondary | 138 | 53.7 | 136 | 52.9 |
Postgraduate or above | 62 | 24.1 | 70 | 27.4 |
Total | 257 | 100.0 | 257 | 100.0 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 148 | 59.2 | 146 | 58.7 |
Rent | 102 | 40.8 | 103 | 41.3 |
Total | 250 | 100.0 | 249 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 8 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 74 | 29.7 | 74 | 29.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 38 | 15.3 | 39 | 15.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 116 | 46.6 | 114 | 45.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 10 | 4.0 | 10 | 4.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 7 | 2.8 | 8 | 3.2 |
Staff quarters | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
Others | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
Total | 249 | 100.0 | 249 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 33 | 13.7 | 35 | 14.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 51 | 21.2 | 57 | 23.9 |
Production workers | 28 | 11.6 | 30 | 12.6 |
Students | 21 | 8.7 | 22 | 9.1 |
Housewives | 46 | 19.1 | 39 | 16.1 |
Others | 62 | 25.7 | 57 | 23.7 |
Total | 241 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.5 |
Upper-middle class | 7 | 2.7 | 7 | 2.6 |
Middle class | 93 | 36.3 | 92 | 36.1 |
Middle-Lower class | 66 | 25.8 | 68 | 26.4 |
Lower-middle class | 71 | 27.7 | 72 | 27.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 15 | 5.9 | 14 | 5.4 |
Total | 256 | 100.0 | 256 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |