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 | 485 | 45.8 | 524 | 49.5 |
Female | 574 | 54.2 | 535 | 50.5 |
Total | 1059 | 100.0 | 1059 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 56 | 6.0 | 47 | 5.1 |
21 - 29 | 145 | 15.6 | 174 | 18.7 |
30 - 39 | 227 | 24.4 | 253 | 27.2 |
40 - 49 | 249 | 26.8 | 184 | 19.8 |
50 - 59 | 127 | 13.7 | 99 | 10.6 |
60 or above | 126 | 13.5 | 172 | 18.5 |
Total | 930 | 100.0 | 930 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 129 | 129 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 239 | 23.4 | 243 | 23.9 |
Secondary | 567 | 55.6 | 548 | 53.9 |
Postgraduate or above | 214 | 21.0 | 226 | 22.2 |
Total | 1020 | 100.0 | 1018 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 39 | 41 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 490 | 49.5 | 481 | 49.1 |
Rent | 500 | 50.5 | 498 | 50.9 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 69 | 80 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 372 | 37.3 | 369 | 37.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 138 | 13.8 | 132 | 13.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.6 |
Private housing | 430 | 43.1 | 434 | 43.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.6 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 990 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 61 | 69 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 180 | 18.2 | 185 | 18.8 |
Clerk and service workers | 222 | 22.5 | 220 | 22.5 |
Production workers | 144 | 14.6 | 139 | 14.2 |
Students | 54 | 5.5 | 51 | 5.2 |
Housewives | 211 | 21.4 | 179 | 18.3 |
Others | 176 | 17.8 | 206 | 21.0 |
Total | 987 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 72 | 78 |