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 | 245 | 48.8 | 248 | 49.5 |
Female | 257 | 51.2 | 254 | 50.5 |
Total | 502 | 100.0 | 502 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 31 | 6.6 | 24 | 5.1 |
21 - 29 | 79 | 16.9 | 88 | 18.7 |
30 - 39 | 125 | 26.8 | 127 | 27.2 |
40 - 49 | 96 | 20.6 | 93 | 19.8 |
50 - 59 | 69 | 14.8 | 50 | 10.6 |
60 or above | 67 | 14.3 | 86 | 18.5 |
Total | 467 | 100.0 | 467 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 35 | 35 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 104 | 21.0 | 106 | 21.5 |
Secondary | 286 | 57.8 | 279 | 56.5 |
Postgraduate or above | 105 | 21.2 | 109 | 22.0 |
Total | 495 | 100.0 | 493 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 9 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 271 | 56.3 | 267 | 55.8 |
Rent | 210 | 43.7 | 212 | 44.2 |
Total | 481 | 100.0 | 479 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 160 | 32.7 | 160 | 32.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 71 | 14.5 | 69 | 14.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.9 |
Private housing | 216 | 44.2 | 215 | 44.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 3.1 | 14 | 3.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 1.8 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
Others | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.9 |
Total | 489 | 100.0 | 486 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 16 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 93 | 19.3 | 93 | 19.4 |
Clerk and service workers | 106 | 21.9 | 106 | 22.1 |
Production workers | 83 | 17.2 | 80 | 16.7 |
Students | 29 | 6.0 | 24 | 4.9 |
Housewives | 81 | 16.8 | 76 | 15.9 |
Others | 91 | 18.8 | 100 | 20.9 |
Total | 483 | 100.0 | 480 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 22 |