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 | 589 | 46.8 | 608 | 48.3 |
Female | 670 | 53.2 | 651 | 51.7 |
Total | 1259 | 100.0 | 1259 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 94 | 8.2 | 60 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 165 | 14.4 | 194 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 263 | 22.9 | 272 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 305 | 26.6 | 260 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 148 | 12.9 | 146 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 172 | 15.0 | 215 | 18.8 |
Total | 1147 | 100.0 | 1147 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 112 | 112 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 240 | 19.6 | 257 | 21.1 |
Secondary | 714 | 58.4 | 687 | 56.3 |
Postgraduate or above | 269 | 22.0 | 275 | 22.6 |
Total | 1223 | 100.0 | 1219 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 40 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 690 | 56.5 | 684 | 56.1 |
Rent | 531 | 43.5 | 535 | 43.9 |
Total | 1221 | 100.0 | 1219 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 40 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 428 | 34.7 | 429 | 34.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 193 | 15.7 | 193 | 15.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.6 |
Private housing | 547 | 44.4 | 542 | 44.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 27 | 2.2 | 28 | 2.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 13 | 1.1 | 12 | 1.0 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 13 | 1.1 | 12 | 1.0 |
Others | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 |
Total | 1232 | 100.0 | 1228 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 31 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 218 | 17.9 | 231 | 19.0 |
Clerk and service workers | 299 | 24.6 | 297 | 24.5 |
Production workers | 156 | 12.8 | 157 | 13.0 |
Students | 97 | 8.0 | 73 | 6.0 |
Housewives | 192 | 15.8 | 177 | 14.6 |
Others | 253 | 20.8 | 277 | 22.9 |
Total | 1215 | 100.0 | 1212 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 44 | 47 |