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 | 170 | 48.4 | 164 | 46.7 |
Female | 181 | 51.6 | 187 | 53.3 |
Total | 351 | 100.0 | 351 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 26 | 7.5 | 16 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 41 | 11.9 | 53 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 78 | 22.6 | 68 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 64 | 18.6 | 80 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 63 | 18.3 | 59 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 73 | 21.2 | 68 | 19.7 |
Total | 345 | 100.0 | 345 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 70 | 20.1 | 68 | 19.6 |
Secondary | 177 | 50.9 | 172 | 49.5 |
Postgraduate or above | 101 | 29.0 | 108 | 30.9 |
Total | 348 | 100.0 | 348 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 201 | 59.3 | 202 | 59.6 |
Rent | 138 | 40.7 | 137 | 40.4 |
Total | 339 | 100.0 | 339 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 112 | 32.8 | 109 | 32.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 59 | 17.3 | 60 | 17.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 155 | 45.5 | 157 | 45.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 3 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.8 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 1.8 | 7 | 2.0 |
Total | 341 | 100.0 | 342 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 9 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 72 | 21.1 | 76 | 22.2 |
Clerical and service workers | 80 | 23.4 | 85 | 24.7 |
Production workers | 49 | 14.3 | 50 | 14.6 |
Students | 28 | 8.2 | 23 | 6.7 |
Housewives | 49 | 14.3 | 49 | 14.3 |
Others | 64 | 18.7 | 60 | 17.5 |
Total | 342 | 100.0 | 342 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 9 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 16 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.7 |
Middle class | 121 | 35.3 | 124 | 36.0 |
Middle-Lower class | 97 | 28.3 | 99 | 28.7 |
Lower-middle class | 97 | 28.3 | 94 | 27.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 10 | 2.9 | 10 | 2.8 |
Total | 343 | 100.0 | 343 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |