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 2001 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 525 | 50.0 | 507 | 48.3 |
Female | 525 | 50.0 | 543 | 51.7 |
Total | 1050 | 100.0 | 1050 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 78 | 8.2 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 138 | 14.6 | 160 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 208 | 21.9 | 225 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 242 | 25.5 | 215 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 153 | 16.1 | 120 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 129 | 13.6 | 178 | 18.8 |
Total | 948 | 100.0 | 948 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 102 | 102 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 198 | 19.6 | 222 | 22.0 |
Secondary | 574 | 56.8 | 545 | 54.1 |
Postgraduate or above | 238 | 23.6 | 241 | 23.9 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1008 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 40 | 42 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 575 | 57.1 | 571 | 56.7 |
Rent | 432 | 42.9 | 437 | 43.3 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1008 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 43 | 42 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 367 | 36.2 | 370 | 36.6 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 152 | 15.0 | 152 | 15.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Private housing | 452 | 44.6 | 450 | 44.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 19 | 1.9 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.0 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 1013 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 38 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 222 | 22.1 | 222 | 22.2 |
Clerk and service workers | 179 | 17.8 | 177 | 17.7 |
Production workers | 144 | 14.3 | 138 | 13.8 |
Students | 79 | 7.9 | 63 | 6.2 |
Housewives | 188 | 18.7 | 188 | 18.8 |
Others | 192 | 19.1 | 215 | 21.4 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 46 |