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 | 112 | 44.6 | 117 | 46.7 |
Female | 139 | 55.4 | 134 | 53.3 |
Total | 251 | 100.0 | 251 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 12 | 4.9 | 11 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 29 | 11.8 | 38 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 48 | 19.6 | 48 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 61 | 24.9 | 57 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 42 | 17.1 | 42 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 53 | 21.6 | 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 | 60 | 24.2 | 56 | 22.4 |
Secondary | 129 | 52.0 | 129 | 52.0 |
Postgraduate or above | 59 | 23.8 | 64 | 25.6 |
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 | 144 | 58.5 | 145 | 58.9 |
Rent | 102 | 41.5 | 101 | 41.1 |
Total | 246 | 100.0 | 246 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 5 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 93 | 38.1 | 93 | 38.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 39 | 16.0 | 39 | 15.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.0 |
Private housing | 90 | 36.9 | 91 | 37.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 11 | 4.5 | 12 | 4.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.5 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 |
Total | 244 | 100.0 | 244 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 7 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 53 | 21.4 | 56 | 22.8 |
Clerical and service workers | 41 | 16.5 | 42 | 16.9 |
Production workers | 37 | 14.9 | 38 | 15.2 |
Students | 16 | 6.5 | 17 | 7.0 |
Housewives | 43 | 17.3 | 39 | 15.6 |
Others | 58 | 23.4 | 56 | 22.6 |
Total | 248 | 100.0 | 247 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 4 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
Upper-middle class | 15 | 6.0 | 16 | 6.3 |
Middle class | 78 | 31.5 | 78 | 31.4 |
Middle-Lower class | 63 | 25.4 | 65 | 26.3 |
Lower-middle class | 81 | 32.7 | 78 | 31.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 10 | 4.0 | 10 | 4.0 |
Total | 248 | 100.0 | 247 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 4 |