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 | 123 | 47.3 | 122 | 46.7 |
| Female | 137 | 52.7 | 138 | 53.3 |
| Total | 260 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 21 | 8.1 | 12 | 4.6 |
| 21 - 29 | 29 | 11.2 | 40 | 15.5 |
| 30 - 39 | 43 | 16.7 | 51 | 19.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 64 | 24.8 | 60 | 23.3 |
| 50 - 59 | 48 | 18.6 | 44 | 17.2 |
| 60 or above | 53 | 20.5 | 51 | 19.7 |
| Total | 258 | 100.0 | 258 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 58 | 22.3 | 54 | 20.9 |
| Secondary | 138 | 53.1 | 132 | 50.8 |
| Postgraduate or above | 64 | 24.6 | 73 | 28.2 |
| Total | 260 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 |
| The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 152 | 60.3 | 157 | 61.9 |
| Rent | 100 | 39.7 | 96 | 38.1 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 7 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 91 | 36.1 | 89 | 35.2 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 44 | 17.5 | 45 | 17.8 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Private housing | 105 | 41.7 | 107 | 42.3 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Staff quarters | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 252 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 56 | 22.2 | 60 | 23.8 |
| Clerical and service workers | 45 | 17.9 | 49 | 19.5 |
| Production workers | 31 | 12.3 | 30 | 12.0 |
| Students | 23 | 9.1 | 21 | 8.3 |
| Housewives | 46 | 18.3 | 45 | 17.6 |
| Others | 51 | 20.2 | 48 | 18.8 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 7 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Upper-middle class | 8 | 3.2 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Middle class | 79 | 31.3 | 82 | 32.6 |
| Middle-Lower class | 79 | 31.3 | 79 | 31.3 |
| Lower-middle class | 77 | 30.6 | 74 | 29.1 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 8 | 3.2 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 7 | ||