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 | 164 | 46.2 | 166 | 46.7 |
Female | 191 | 53.8 | 189 | 53.3 |
Total | 355 | 100.0 | 355 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 25 | 7.1 | 16 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 39 | 11.1 | 54 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 50 | 14.2 | 69 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 81 | 23.1 | 82 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 99 | 28.2 | 60 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 57 | 16.2 | 69 | 19.7 |
Total | 351 | 100.0 | 351 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 52 | 14.7 | 48 | 13.6 |
Secondary | 207 | 58.6 | 200 | 56.6 |
Postgraduate or above | 94 | 26.6 | 105 | 29.8 |
Total | 353 | 100.0 | 353 | 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 | 218 | 61.8 | 221 | 62.8 |
Rent | 135 | 38.2 | 131 | 37.2 |
Total | 353 | 100.0 | 352 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 3 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 127 | 35.9 | 122 | 34.6 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 50 | 14.1 | 49 | 13.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 8 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.4 |
Private housing | 165 | 46.6 | 170 | 48.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 |
Total | 354 | 100.0 | 354 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 77 | 21.8 | 87 | 24.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 84 | 23.7 | 87 | 24.6 |
Production workers | 38 | 10.7 | 33 | 9.4 |
Students | 25 | 7.1 | 22 | 6.1 |
Housewives | 66 | 18.6 | 56 | 15.8 |
Others | 64 | 18.1 | 69 | 19.6 |
Total | 354 | 100.0 | 354 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 15 | 4.2 | 16 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 103 | 29.1 | 106 | 30.0 |
Middle-Lower class | 130 | 36.7 | 126 | 35.5 |
Lower-middle class | 95 | 26.8 | 95 | 26.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 10 | 2.8 | 10 | 3.0 |
Total | 354 | 100.0 | 354 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 |