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 2001 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 561 | 46.1 | 587 | 48.3 |
Female | 655 | 53.9 | 629 | 51.7 |
Total | 1216 | 100.0 | 1216 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 91 | 7.9 | 60 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 134 | 11.7 | 194 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 288 | 25.1 | 273 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 323 | 28.1 | 260 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 159 | 13.8 | 146 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 154 | 13.4 | 216 | 18.8 |
Total | 1149 | 100.0 | 1149 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 67 | 67 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 240 | 20.0 | 261 | 21.7 |
Secondary | 709 | 59.0 | 675 | 56.2 |
Postgraduate or above | 252 | 21.0 | 265 | 22.0 |
Total | 1201 | 100.0 | 1200 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 16 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 707 | 59.4 | 700 | 58.9 |
Rent | 483 | 40.6 | 489 | 41.1 |
Total | 1190 | 100.0 | 1188 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 28 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 403 | 34.0 | 405 | 34.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 177 | 14.9 | 172 | 14.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 20 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.5 |
Private housing | 517 | 43.6 | 519 | 43.9 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 24 | 2.0 | 23 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 25 | 2.1 | 27 | 2.3 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 12 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
Total | 1185 | 100.0 | 1182 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 34 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 203 | 17.0 | 204 | 17.1 |
Clerk and service workers | 274 | 23.0 | 268 | 22.5 |
Production workers | 165 | 13.8 | 163 | 13.7 |
Students | 91 | 7.6 | 75 | 6.3 |
Housewives | 243 | 20.4 | 227 | 19.0 |
Others | 217 | 18.2 | 254 | 21.3 |
Total | 1193 | 100.0 | 1190 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 23 | 26 |