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 | 96 | 37.9 | 118 | 46.7 |
| Female | 157 | 62.1 | 135 | 53.3 |
| Total | 253 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 19 | 7.7 | 11 | 4.6 |
| 21 - 29 | 32 | 12.9 | 38 | 15.5 |
| 30 - 39 | 26 | 10.5 | 49 | 19.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 62 | 25.0 | 58 | 23.3 |
| 50 - 59 | 51 | 20.6 | 43 | 17.2 |
| 60 or above | 58 | 23.4 | 49 | 19.7 |
| Total | 248 | 100.0 | 248 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 51 | 20.5 | 43 | 17.0 |
| Secondary | 137 | 55.0 | 136 | 54.2 |
| Postgraduate or above | 61 | 24.5 | 72 | 28.8 |
| Total | 249 | 100.0 | 250 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 4 | 3 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 149 | 60.1 | 153 | 61.3 |
| Rent | 99 | 39.9 | 96 | 38.7 |
| Total | 248 | 100.0 | 250 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 5 | 3 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 98 | 39.7 | 96 | 38.5 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 36 | 14.6 | 41 | 16.4 |
| Private housing | 101 | 40.9 | 100 | 40.4 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 7 | 2.8 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 4 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total | 247 | 100.0 | 249 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 6 | 4 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 38 | 15.7 | 49 | 20.2 |
| Clerical and service workers | 55 | 22.7 | 64 | 26.3 |
| Production workers | 19 | 7.9 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Students | 22 | 9.1 | 17 | 7.1 |
| Housewives | 49 | 20.2 | 38 | 15.8 |
| Others | 59 | 24.4 | 52 | 21.5 |
| Total | 242 | 100.0 | 244 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 11 | 9 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Upper-middle class | 9 | 3.7 | 10 | 4.0 |
| Middle class | 72 | 29.4 | 78 | 31.7 |
| Middle-Lower class | 91 | 37.1 | 92 | 37.0 |
| Lower-middle class | 61 | 24.9 | 59 | 24.0 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 11 | 4.5 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Total | 245 | 100.0 | 248 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 5 | ||