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All figures obtained have been adjusted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in mid-2009.

Table 13 Gender

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Freq.	Percentage	Freq.	Percentage
Male	460	45.4	468	46.2
Female	553	54.6	545	53.8
Total	1,013	100.0	1,013	100.0

Table 14 Age group

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Freq.	Percentage	Freq.	Percentage
18 - 20	52	5.2	45	4.6
21 - 29	123	12.4	151	15.2
30 - 39	143	14.4	189	19.0
40 - 49	214	21.5	216	21.7
50 - 59	238	23.9	184	18.5
60 or above	225	22.6	208	20.9
Total	995	100.0	995	100.0
Missing	18		18

Table 15 Education attainment

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Freq.	Percentage	Freq.	Percentage
Primary or below	177	17.6	155	15.4
Secondary	522	51.9	514	51.1
Tertiary or above	307	30.5	338	33.6
Total	1,006	100.0	1,006	100.0
Missing	7		7

Table 16 Occupation

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Freq.	Percentage	Freq.	Percentage
Executive and professionals	233	23.8	253	25.9
Clerks and service workers	174	17.8	185	19.0
Production workers	104	10.6	99	10.1
Students	81	8.3	82	8.4
Housewives	166	17.0	154	15.8
Others	220	22.5	203	20.8
Total	978	100.0	976	100.0
Missing	35		37

Table 17 Do you and/or any of your family member(s) have chronic diseases?

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Freq.	Percentage	Freq.	Percentage
Yes	340	33.6	330	32.6
No	671	66.3	681	67.3
Don't know / hard to say	1	0.1	1	0.1
Total	1,012	100.0	1,012	100.0
Missing	1		1