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 | 103 | 40.2 | 120 | 46.7 |
Female | 153 | 59.8 | 136 | 53.3 |
Total | 256 | 100.0 | 256 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 21 | 8.4 | 12 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 25 | 10.0 | 39 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 39 | 15.6 | 49 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 71 | 28.4 | 58 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 58 | 23.2 | 43 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 36 | 14.4 | 49 | 19.7 |
Total | 250 | 100.0 | 250 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 48 | 19.1 | 51 | 20.2 |
Secondary | 149 | 59.4 | 144 | 56.8 |
Postgraduate or above | 54 | 21.5 | 58 | 23.1 |
Total | 251 | 100.0 | 253 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 3 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 134 | 54.5 | 133 | 53.4 |
Rent | 112 | 45.5 | 116 | 46.6 |
Total | 246 | 100.0 | 250 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 6 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 85 | 34.3 | 88 | 35.1 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 40 | 16.1 | 41 | 16.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.2 |
Private housing | 106 | 42.7 | 104 | 41.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 6 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.2 |
Staff quarters | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
Total | 248 | 100.0 | 250 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 6 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 43 | 17.4 | 48 | 19.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 58 | 23.5 | 60 | 24.0 |
Production workers | 43 | 17.4 | 40 | 16.3 |
Students | 18 | 7.3 | 12 | 4.8 |
Housewives | 37 | 15.0 | 29 | 11.6 |
Others | 48 | 19.4 | 59 | 23.8 |
Total | 247 | 100.0 | 248 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 13 | 5.2 | 13 | 5.3 |
Middle class | 81 | 32.4 | 83 | 33.2 |
Middle-Lower class | 83 | 33.2 | 78 | 31.2 |
Lower-middle class | 66 | 26.4 | 70 | 27.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 7 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 |
Total | 250 | 100.0 | 251 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 5 |