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 | 168 | 46.4 | 169 | 46.7 |
Female | 194 | 53.6 | 193 | 53.3 |
Total | 362 | 100.0 | 362 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 20 | 5.6 | 16 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 42 | 11.8 | 55 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 56 | 15.7 | 71 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 101 | 28.3 | 83 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 71 | 19.9 | 61 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 67 | 18.8 | 70 | 19.7 |
Total | 357 | 100.0 | 357 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 5 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 59 | 16.4 | 56 | 15.6 |
Secondary | 204 | 56.7 | 200 | 55.5 |
Postgraduate or above | 97 | 26.9 | 104 | 28.9 |
Total | 360 | 100.0 | 360 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 221 | 62.6 | 217 | 61.5 |
Rent | 132 | 37.4 | 136 | 38.5 |
Total | 353 | 100.0 | 352 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 10 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 124 | 35.2 | 126 | 36.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 46 | 13.1 | 47 | 13.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 169 | 48.0 | 164 | 46.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 7 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.0 |
Staff quarters | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 352 | 100.0 | 351 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 11 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 79 | 22.4 | 83 | 23.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 79 | 22.4 | 80 | 22.6 |
Production workers | 39 | 11.1 | 36 | 10.2 |
Students | 29 | 8.2 | 29 | 8.1 |
Housewives | 62 | 17.6 | 59 | 16.8 |
Others | 64 | 18.2 | 65 | 18.6 |
Total | 352 | 100.0 | 351 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 11 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
Upper-middle class | 23 | 6.5 | 21 | 5.9 |
Middle class | 122 | 34.6 | 122 | 34.7 |
Middle-Lower class | 116 | 32.9 | 118 | 33.5 |
Lower-middle class | 80 | 22.7 | 80 | 22.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 11 | 3.1 | 10 | 2.9 |
Total | 353 | 100.0 | 352 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 10 |