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 | ||







