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 | 461 | 45.6 | 487 | 48.3 |
Female | 549 | 54.4 | 523 | 51.7 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1010 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 107 | 10.7 | 52 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 137 | 13.7 | 169 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 190 | 19.0 | 237 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 258 | 25.9 | 226 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 172 | 17.2 | 127 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 134 | 13.4 | 187 | 18.8 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 163 | 16.2 | 177 | 17.6 |
Secondary | 562 | 55.8 | 536 | 53.3 |
Tertiary or above | 282 | 28.0 | 294 | 29.2 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 579 | 58.5 | 579 | 58.6 |
Rent | 411 | 41.5 | 409 | 41.4 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 22 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 338 | 33.8 | 329 | 32.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 154 | 15.4 | 163 | 16.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 453 | 45.3 | 456 | 45.6 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.8 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 14 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.5 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 1001 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 217 | 21.9 | 237 | 23.9 |
Clerical and service workers | 235 | 23.7 | 238 | 24.0 |
Production workers | 98 | 9.9 | 100 | 10.1 |
Students | 109 | 11.0 | 69 | 6.9 |
Housewives | 187 | 18.8 | 179 | 18.0 |
Others | 147 | 14.8 | 169 | 17.1 |
Total | 993 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 39 | 3.9 | 39 | 3.9 |
Middle class | 325 | 32.3 | 314 | 31.2 |
Lower-middle class | 321 | 31.9 | 325 | 32.4 |
Lower class or grassroots | 303 | 30.1 | 310 | 30.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.4 |
Total | 1005 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 6 |