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 1996 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 479 | 45.2 | 524 | 49.5 |
Female | 581 | 54.8 | 536 | 50.5 |
Total | 1060 | 100.0 | 1060 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 99 | 10.1 | 50 | 5.1 |
21 - 29 | 115 | 11.8 | 183 | 18.7 |
30 - 39 | 212 | 21.7 | 266 | 27.2 |
40 - 49 | 241 | 24.7 | 193 | 19.8 |
50 - 59 | 139 | 14.2 | 103 | 10.6 |
60 or above | 170 | 17.4 | 181 | 18.5 |
Total | 976 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 84 | 84 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 274 | 26.3 | 258 | 24.9 |
Secondary | 574 | 55.1 | 556 | 53.6 |
Postgraduate or above | 193 | 18.5 | 223 | 21.5 |
Total | 1041 | 100.0 | 1037 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 23 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 541 | 53.4 | 535 | 52.9 |
Rent | 473 | 46.6 | 477 | 47.1 |
Total | 1014 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 48 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 403 | 39.5 | 397 | 39.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 166 | 16.3 | 155 | 15.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 388 | 38.1 | 404 | 39.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 21 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.9 |
Public temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Private temporary housing | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1018 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 42 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 175 | 17.0 | 212 | 20.7 |
Clerk and service workers | 190 | 18.5 | 207 | 20.2 |
Production workers | 125 | 12.2 | 127 | 12.4 |
Students | 89 | 8.7 | 58 | 5.6 |
Housewives | 215 | 20.9 | 189 | 18.4 |
Others | 233 | 22.7 | 232 | 22.7 |
Total | 1027 | 100.0 | 1024 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 36 |