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 | 106 | 41.4 | 120 | 46.7 |
| Female | 150 | 58.6 | 136 | 53.3 |
| Total | 256 | 100.0 | 256 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 19 | 7.5 | 12 | 4.6 |
| 21 - 29 | 33 | 13.1 | 39 | 15.5 |
| 30 - 39 | 35 | 13.9 | 50 | 19.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 62 | 24.6 | 59 | 23.3 |
| 50 - 59 | 58 | 23.0 | 43 | 17.2 |
| 60 or above | 45 | 17.9 | 50 | 19.7 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 252 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 47 | 18.4 | 46 | 17.9 |
| Secondary | 138 | 54.1 | 133 | 52.3 |
| Postgraduate or above | 70 | 27.5 | 76 | 29.8 |
| Total | 255 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 1 | 1 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 154 | 60.9 | 149 | 59.0 |
| Rent | 99 | 39.1 | 103 | 41.0 |
| Total | 253 | 100.0 | 252 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 3 | 4 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 78 | 31.1 | 80 | 31.9 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 44 | 17.5 | 43 | 17.2 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Private housing | 114 | 45.4 | 111 | 44.7 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 6 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Staff quarters | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Others | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Total | 251 | 100.0 | 249 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 5 | 7 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 53 | 20.9 | 59 | 23.3 |
| Clerical and service workers | 62 | 24.4 | 66 | 25.8 |
| Production workers | 23 | 9.1 | 24 | 9.5 |
| Students | 21 | 8.3 | 16 | 6.2 |
| Housewives | 41 | 16.1 | 35 | 13.8 |
| Others | 54 | 21.3 | 54 | 21.4 |
| Total | 254 | 100.0 | 255 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Upper-middle class | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Middle class | 95 | 37.3 | 95 | 37.3 |
| Middle-Lower class | 77 | 30.2 | 79 | 31.0 |
| Lower-middle class | 66 | 25.9 | 65 | 25.5 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 6 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Total | 255 | 100.0 | 254 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 1 | 2 | ||