Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack
The raw data collected have been weighted according to preliminary figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2005 year-end. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 477 | 47.2 | 475 | 47.0 |
Female | 533 | 52.8 | 535 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,010 | 100.0 | 1,010 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 72 | 7.2 | 46 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 131 | 13.2 | 148 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 184 | 18.5 | 205 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 254 | 25.6 | 240 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 194 | 19.5 | 165 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 159 | 16.0 | 190 | 19.1 |
Total | 994 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 16 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 180 | 17.9 | 188 | 18.7 |
Secondary | 541 | 53.9 | 527 | 52.4 |
Postgraduate or above | 283 | 28.2 | 290 | 28.8 |
Total | 1,004 | 100.0 | 1,004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 594 | 60.8 | 595 | 60.9 |
Rent | 383 | 39.2 | 382 | 39.1 |
Total | 977 | 100.0 | 977 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 33 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 313 | 32.0 | 311 | 31.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 164 | 16.8 | 167 | 17.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Private housing | 450 | 46.0 | 447 | 45.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 17 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.9 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 229 | 23.3 | 234 | 23.8 |
Clerical and service workers | 213 | 21.7 | 212 | 21.6 |
Production workers | 96 | 9.8 | 93 | 9.5 |
Students | 69 | 7.0 | 54 | 5.5 |
Housewives | 180 | 18.3 | 177 | 18.0 |
Others | 196 | 19.9 | 214 | 21.8 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 27 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 41 | 4.1 | 41 | 4.1 |
Middle class | 296 | 29.6 | 295 | 29.4 |
Middle-Lower class | 315 | 31.5 | 316 | 31.6 |
Lower-middle class | 298 | 29.8 | 297 | 29.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 47 | 4.7 | 49 | 4.9 |
Total | 1,000 | 100.0 | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |