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 | ||







