Demographic Profile of Respondentsback


The raw data collected have been rim-weighted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2014 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 204 39.8 242 47.3
Female 308 60.2 270 52.7
Total 512 100.0 512 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 74 14.7 86 17.1
30 - 39 62 12.3 83 16.4
40 - 49 61 12.1 88 17.5
50 - 59 113 22.5 102 20.3
60 - 69 83 16.5 77 15.4
70 or above 110 21.9 67 13.3
Total 503 100.0 503 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
primary school or below 88 17.3 98 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 76 14.9 70 13.7
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7/DSE/Yi Jin) 139 27.3 173 33.8
Tertiary, non-degree (Diploma / Certificate / Associate Degree Program) 51 10.0 32 6.3
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree / Research institute) 156 30.6 138 27.0
Total 510 100.0 510 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 89 17.5 101 20.0
Clerks and service workers 108 21.3 144 28.4
Workers 33 6.5 53 10.4
Students 25 4.9 25 5.0
Domestic helpers and housewives 99 19.5 55 10.8
Retired 131 25.8 99 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 12 2.4 16 3.1
Others 11 2.2 14 2.9
Total 508 100.0 508 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper-middle class 27 5.4 19 3.8
Middle class 145 29.2 145 29.2
Middle-Lower class 133 26.8 138 27.9
Lower class 176 35.4 181 36.4
Don't know/Hard to say 16 3.2 13 2.7
Total 497 100.0 495 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 17


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 322 63.3 324 63.6
Non Hong Kong 168 33.0 173 34.0
Taiwan 4 0.8 1 0.3
Macau 5 1.0 4 0.8
Others 10 2.0 7 1.3
Total 509 100.0 509 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3