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 | 151 | 42.4 | 166 | 46.7 |
| Female | 205 | 57.6 | 190 | 53.3 |
| Total | 356 | 100.0 | 356 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 36 | 10.2 | 16 | 4.6 |
| 21 - 29 | 29 | 8.2 | 55 | 15.5 |
| 30 - 39 | 56 | 15.8 | 70 | 19.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 100 | 28.2 | 82 | 23.3 |
| 50 - 59 | 62 | 17.5 | 61 | 17.2 |
| 60 or above | 71 | 20.1 | 70 | 19.7 |
| Total | 354 | 100.0 | 354 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 78 | 22.0 | 73 | 20.7 |
| Secondary | 183 | 51.5 | 175 | 49.2 |
| Postgraduate or above | 94 | 26.5 | 107 | 30.1 |
| Total | 355 | 100.0 | 355 | 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 | 207 | 59.5 | 204 | 58.3 |
| Rent | 141 | 40.5 | 146 | 41.7 |
| Total | 348 | 100.0 | 350 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 6 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 121 | 35.2 | 127 | 36.8 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 62 | 18.0 | 61 | 17.8 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Private housing | 134 | 39.0 | 129 | 37.5 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 3.8 | 15 | 4.2 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 6 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Staff quarters | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Total | 344 | 100.0 | 344 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 67 | 19.3 | 78 | 22.6 |
| Clerical and service workers | 76 | 21.8 | 86 | 24.7 |
| Production workers | 40 | 11.5 | 45 | 13.0 |
| Students | 36 | 10.3 | 21 | 5.9 |
| Housewives | 52 | 14.9 | 43 | 12.5 |
| Others | 77 | 22.1 | 74 | 21.3 |
| Total | 348 | 100.0 | 347 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 9 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Upper-middle class | 17 | 4.9 | 17 | 5.0 |
| Middle class | 119 | 34.3 | 112 | 32.1 |
| Middle-Lower class | 93 | 26.8 | 97 | 27.9 |
| Lower-middle class | 98 | 28.2 | 101 | 29.1 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 5.5 | 18 | 5.3 |
| Total | 347 | 100.0 | 348 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 | ||