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 | 176 | 47.6 | 173 | 46.7 |
Female | 194 | 52.4 | 197 | 53.3 |
Total | 370 | 100.0 | 370 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 25 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 44 | 12.0 | 57 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 49 | 13.4 | 72 | 19.8 |
40 - 49 | 98 | 26.8 | 85 | 23.3 |
50 - 59 | 73 | 19.9 | 63 | 17.2 |
60 or above | 77 | 21.0 | 72 | 19.7 |
Total | 366 | 100.0 | 366 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 65 | 17.8 | 58 | 15.9 |
Secondary | 213 | 58.4 | 213 | 58.2 |
Postgraduate or above | 87 | 23.8 | 95 | 25.9 |
Total | 365 | 100.0 | 366 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 4 |
The type of ownership of your house is:\n |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 202 | 56.4 | 201 | 55.9 |
Rent | 156 | 43.6 | 159 | 44.1 |
Total | 358 | 100.0 | 360 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 10 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 127 | 35.3 | 125 | 34.7 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 41 | 11.4 | 40 | 10.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 2.5 | 10 | 2.9 |
Private housing | 161 | 44.7 | 164 | 45.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 3.6 | 13 | 3.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.0 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.5 |
Total | 360 | 100.0 | 361 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 9 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 60 | 16.6 | 69 | 19.1 |
Clerical and service workers | 65 | 18.0 | 74 | 20.4 |
Production workers | 42 | 11.6 | 45 | 12.5 |
Students | 31 | 8.6 | 24 | 6.7 |
Housewives | 77 | 21.3 | 68 | 18.8 |
Others | 87 | 24.0 | 82 | 22.6 |
Total | 362 | 100.0 | 363 | 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 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 18 | 4.9 | 18 | 5.0 |
Middle class | 112 | 30.8 | 112 | 30.9 |
Middle-Lower class | 129 | 35.4 | 132 | 36.3 |
Lower-middle class | 93 | 25.5 | 89 | 24.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 10 | 2.7 | 11 | 3.0 |
Total | 364 | 100.0 | 364 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |