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	121	46.9	121	46.7
Female	137	53.1	137	53.3
Total	258	100.0	258	100.0

Age

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
18 - 20	18	7.1	12	4.6
21 - 29	37	14.6	39	15.5
30 - 39	37	14.6	50	19.8
40 - 49	58	22.9	59	23.3
50 - 59	64	25.3	44	17.2
60 or above	39	15.4	50	19.7
Total	253	100.0	253	100.0
Missing case (s)	5		5

Education attainment

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Primary or below	53	20.9	53	20.9
Secondary	141	55.5	143	56.0
Postgraduate or above	60	23.6	59	23.1
Total	254	100.0	255	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	149	59.9
Rent	99	39.9	100	40.1
Total	248	100.0	249	100.0
Missing case (s)	10		9

House type

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Public housing estate	79	31.6	77	30.8
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats	34	13.6	35	13.8
Housing Society subsidized sale flats	3	1.2	4	1.4
Private housing	125	50.0	126	50.2
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses	1	0.4	1	0.5
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses	5	2.0	5	2.2
Public temporary housing	1	0.4	1	0.5
Staff quarters	1	0.4	1	0.4
Others	1	0.4	1	0.2
Total	250	100.0	251	100.0
Missing case (s)	8		7

Occupation

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Executives and professionals	48	19.2	49	19.5
Clerical and service workers	61	24.4	68	26.8
Production workers	23	9.2	21	8.3
Students	23	9.2	18	7.1
Housewives	42	16.8	37	14.5
Others	53	21.2	60	23.7
Total	250	100.0	252	100.0
Missing case (s)	8		6

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Upper class	1	0.4	1	0.6
Upper-middle class	14	5.6	11	4.6
Middle class	79	31.7	83	33.2
Middle-Lower class	77	30.9	74	29.7
Lower-middle class	66	26.5	66	26.5
Don't know/ Hard to say	12	4.8	14	5.4
Total	249	100.0	250	100.0
Missing case (s)	9		8