Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack
Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample by the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population, according to the 1996 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 239 | 46.8 | 253 | 49.5 |
Female | 272 | 53.2 | 258 | 50.5 |
Total | 511 | 100.0 | 511 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 42 | 8.9 | 24 | 5.1 |
21 - 29 | 70 | 14.9 | 88 | 18.7 |
30 - 39 | 119 | 25.3 | 128 | 27.2 |
40 - 49 | 101 | 21.4 | 93 | 19.8 |
50 - 59 | 70 | 14.9 | 50 | 10.6 |
60 or above | 69 | 14.6 | 87 | 18.5 |
Total | 471 | 100.0 | 471 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 40 | 40 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 109 | 22.0 | 110 | 22.2 |
Secondary | 288 | 58.2 | 281 | 56.8 |
Postgraduate or above | 98 | 19.8 | 104 | 21.0 |
Total | 495 | 100.0 | 494 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 272 | 54.9 | 273 | 55.4 |
Rent | 223 | 45.1 | 220 | 44.6 |
Total | 495 | 100.0 | 494 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 176 | 35.7 | 171 | 34.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 69 | 14.0 | 70 | 14.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.5 |
Private housing | 219 | 44.4 | 222 | 45.2 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 8 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.5 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
Others | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 493 | 100.0 | 492 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 19 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 95 | 19.2 | 100 | 20.3 |
Clerk and service workers | 106 | 21.5 | 109 | 22.2 |
Production workers | 59 | 11.9 | 61 | 12.3 |
Students | 47 | 9.5 | 37 | 7.6 |
Housewives | 95 | 19.2 | 85 | 17.3 |
Others | 92 | 18.6 | 100 | 20.4 |
Total | 494 | 100.0 | 493 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 |