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 | 151 | 42.4 | 166 | 46.7 |
Female | 205 | 57.6 | 190 | 53.3 |
Total | 356 | 100.0 | 356 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 36 | 10.2 | 16 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 29 | 8.2 | 55 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 56 | 15.8 | 70 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 100 | 28.2 | 82 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 62 | 17.5 | 61 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 71 | 20.1 | 70 | 19.7 |
Total | 354 | 100.0 | 354 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 78 | 22.0 | 73 | 20.7 |
Secondary | 183 | 51.5 | 175 | 49.2 |
Postgraduate or above | 94 | 26.5 | 107 | 30.1 |
Total | 355 | 100.0 | 355 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 207 | 59.5 | 204 | 58.3 |
Rent | 141 | 40.5 | 146 | 41.7 |
Total | 348 | 100.0 | 350 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 6 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 121 | 35.2 | 127 | 36.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 62 | 18.0 | 61 | 17.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 134 | 39.0 | 129 | 37.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 3.8 | 15 | 4.2 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 6 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.7 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 |
Total | 344 | 100.0 | 344 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 67 | 19.3 | 78 | 22.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 76 | 21.8 | 86 | 24.7 |
Production workers | 40 | 11.5 | 45 | 13.0 |
Students | 36 | 10.3 | 21 | 5.9 |
Housewives | 52 | 14.9 | 43 | 12.5 |
Others | 77 | 22.1 | 74 | 21.3 |
Total | 348 | 100.0 | 347 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 9 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 |
Upper-middle class | 17 | 4.9 | 17 | 5.0 |
Middle class | 119 | 34.3 | 112 | 32.1 |
Middle-Lower class | 93 | 26.8 | 97 | 27.9 |
Lower-middle class | 98 | 28.2 | 101 | 29.1 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 5.5 | 18 | 5.3 |
Total | 347 | 100.0 | 348 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 |