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 | 124 | 49.4 | 117 | 46.7 |
Female | 127 | 50.6 | 134 | 53.3 |
Total | 251 | 100.0 | 251 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 16 | 6.5 | 11 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 35 | 14.3 | 38 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 36 | 14.7 | 48 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 52 | 21.2 | 57 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 46 | 18.8 | 42 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 60 | 24.5 | 48 | 19.7 |
Total | 245 | 100.0 | 245 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 57 | 23.0 | 50 | 20.2 |
Secondary | 128 | 51.6 | 130 | 52.2 |
Postgraduate or above | 63 | 25.4 | 68 | 27.6 |
Total | 248 | 100.0 | 248 | 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 | 141 | 60.5 | 142 | 60.8 |
Rent | 92 | 39.5 | 91 | 39.2 |
Total | 233 | 100.0 | 233 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 18 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 76 | 32.8 | 75 | 32.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 36 | 15.5 | 35 | 15.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.1 |
Private housing | 107 | 46.1 | 108 | 46.4 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 6 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.6 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.0 |
Total | 232 | 100.0 | 232 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 50 | 20.6 | 55 | 22.8 |
Clerical and service workers | 49 | 20.2 | 54 | 22.4 |
Production workers | 29 | 11.9 | 28 | 11.7 |
Students | 16 | 6.6 | 13 | 5.3 |
Housewives | 46 | 18.9 | 47 | 19.3 |
Others | 53 | 21.8 | 45 | 18.4 |
Total | 243 | 100.0 | 242 | 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-middle class | 12 | 4.8 | 13 | 5.3 |
Middle class | 95 | 38.3 | 100 | 40.2 |
Middle-Lower class | 78 | 31.5 | 77 | 30.9 |
Lower-middle class | 45 | 18.1 | 42 | 16.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 18 | 7.3 | 16 | 6.6 |
Total | 248 | 100.0 | 248 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |