Table 3.
Profile of Respondents (N = 400).
| Variable | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 216 | 54% |
| Female | 184 | 46% |
| Age | ||
| 18–25 | 27 | 6.75% |
| 26–35 | 278 | 69.5% |
| 36–45 | 88 | 22.0% |
| 46–55 | 7 | 1.75% |
| Education | ||
| Tertiary | 396 | 99% |
| Secondary or below | 4 | 1% |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or Cohabiting | 314 | 78.5% |
| Single | 86 | 21.5% |
| Monthly income | ||
| HK$ 10,000 – 19,999 | 82 | 20.5% |
| HK$ 20,000 – 29,999 | 93 | 23.2% |
| HK$ 30,000 – 39,999 | 87 | 21.75% |
| HK$ 40,000 – 49,999 | 59 | 14.75% |
| HK$ 50,000 – 59,999 | 43 | 10.8% |
| HK$ 60,000 and above | 36 | 9.0% |
| Employment characteristics | ||
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time employee | 230 | 57.5% |
| Employer or manager | 110 | 27.5% |
| Self-employed | 55 | 13.75% |
| Part-time employee | 4 | 1.0% |
| Others | 1 | 0.25% |
| Industrial Classification | ||
| Financing, insurance, real estate, and business services | 109 | 27.25% |
| Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants, and hotels | 107 | 26.75% |
| Manufacturing | 98 | 24.5% |
| Construction | 30 | 7.5% |
| Others | 56 | 14.0% |