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 | 476 | 45.7 | 502 | 48.3 |
Female | 565 | 54.3 | 539 | 51.7 |
Total | 1041 | 100.0 | 1041 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 51 | 5.2 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 139 | 14.3 | 165 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 256 | 26.3 | 231 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 249 | 25.6 | 221 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 138 | 14.2 | 124 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 141 | 14.5 | 183 | 18.8 |
Total | 974 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 67 | 67 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 229 | 22.0 | 241 | 23.1 |
Secondary | 592 | 56.9 | 571 | 54.9 |
Postgraduate or above | 220 | 21.1 | 229 | 22.0 |
Total | 1041 | 100.0 | 1041 | 100.0 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 566 | 55.8 | 555 | 55.0 |
Rent | 449 | 44.2 | 454 | 45.0 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 32 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 342 | 33.7 | 349 | 34.6 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 156 | 15.4 | 149 | 14.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 445 | 43.9 | 435 | 43.2 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 21 | 2.1 | 22 | 2.1 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 |
Others | 6 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.8 |
Total | 1014 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 35 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 203 | 20.1 | 200 | 20.0 |
Clerk and service workers | 206 | 20.4 | 196 | 19.6 |
Production workers | 157 | 15.6 | 156 | 15.6 |
Students | 57 | 5.7 | 60 | 6.0 |
Housewives | 206 | 20.4 | 184 | 18.3 |
Others | 179 | 17.8 | 206 | 20.6 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 38 |