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 | 483 | 46.0 | 520 | 49.5 |
Female | 568 | 54.0 | 531 | 50.5 |
Total | 1051 | 100.0 | 1051 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 75 | 7.7 | 50 | 5.1 |
21 - 29 | 157 | 16.1 | 183 | 18.7 |
30 - 39 | 245 | 25.1 | 266 | 27.2 |
40 - 49 | 246 | 25.2 | 194 | 19.8 |
50 - 59 | 115 | 11.8 | 104 | 10.6 |
60 or above | 140 | 14.3 | 181 | 18.5 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 73 | 73 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 225 | 21.7 | 238 | 23.0 |
Secondary | 592 | 57.1 | 563 | 54.6 |
Postgraduate or above | 220 | 21.2 | 231 | 22.4 |
Total | 1037 | 100.0 | 1032 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 19 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 608 | 59.9 | 601 | 59.6 |
Rent | 407 | 40.1 | 408 | 40.4 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 42 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 312 | 30.7 | 311 | 30.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 182 | 17.9 | 179 | 17.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.6 |
Private housing | 468 | 46.1 | 463 | 45.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.3 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.5 |
Others | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1010 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 41 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 193 | 19.2 | 205 | 20.5 |
Clerk and service workers | 227 | 22.6 | 223 | 22.3 |
Production workers | 153 | 15.2 | 151 | 15.1 |
Students | 78 | 7.8 | 61 | 6.1 |
Housewives | 159 | 15.8 | 140 | 14.0 |
Others | 196 | 19.5 | 220 | 22.0 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 45 | 51 |