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 | 116 | 44.8 | 121 | 46.7 |
Female | 143 | 55.2 | 138 | 53.3 |
Total | 259 | 100.0 | 259 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 18 | 7.1 | 12 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 25 | 9.9 | 39 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 44 | 17.5 | 50 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 65 | 25.8 | 59 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 54 | 21.4 | 43 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 46 | 18.3 | 50 | 19.7 |
Total | 252 | 100.0 | 252 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 7 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 37 | 14.5 | 36 | 14.3 |
Secondary | 145 | 56.9 | 139 | 54.5 |
Postgraduate or above | 73 | 28.6 | 80 | 31.2 |
Total | 255 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 145 | 57.3 | 146 | 57.5 |
Rent | 108 | 42.7 | 108 | 42.5 |
Total | 253 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 91 | 36.0 | 93 | 36.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 28 | 11.1 | 28 | 10.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 2.8 | 8 | 3.2 |
Private housing | 112 | 44.3 | 113 | 44.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 6 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.2 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.9 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.0 |
Total | 253 | 100.0 | 254 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 5 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 57 | 22.4 | 63 | 24.7 |
Clerical and service workers | 58 | 22.7 | 57 | 22.4 |
Production workers | 26 | 10.2 | 29 | 11.3 |
Students | 22 | 8.6 | 20 | 7.7 |
Housewives | 38 | 14.9 | 34 | 13.2 |
Others | 54 | 21.2 | 53 | 20.7 |
Total | 255 | 100.0 | 256 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 3 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.9 |
Upper-middle class | 17 | 6.6 | 17 | 6.4 |
Middle class | 99 | 38.4 | 100 | 38.5 |
Middle-Lower class | 69 | 26.7 | 73 | 28.1 |
Lower-middle class | 65 | 25.2 | 62 | 24.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 6 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.1 |
Total | 258 | 100.0 | 258 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |