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 | 451 | 44.7 | 487 | 48.3 |
Female | 558 | 55.3 | 522 | 51.7 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 74 | 7.6 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 117 | 11.9 | 166 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 178 | 18.2 | 233 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 247 | 25.2 | 222 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 184 | 18.8 | 124 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 180 | 18.4 | 184 | 18.8 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 29 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 206 | 20.7 | 186 | 18.7 |
Secondary | 546 | 54.8 | 534 | 53.6 |
Tertiary or above | 245 | 24.6 | 277 | 27.8 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 13 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 544 | 57.6 | 542 | 57.4 |
Rent | 401 | 42.4 | 403 | 42.6 |
Total | 945 | 100.0 | 945 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 64 | 64 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 341 | 36.6 | 340 | 36.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 138 | 14.8 | 138 | 14.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 10 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.2 |
Private housing | 406 | 43.6 | 406 | 43.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.2 |
Private temporary housing | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.6 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
Total | 931 | 100.0 | 932 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 78 | 77 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 169 | 17.3 | 191 | 19.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 195 | 20.0 | 213 | 21.9 |
Production workers | 122 | 12.5 | 122 | 12.5 |
Students | 89 | 9.1 | 80 | 8.2 |
Housewives | 201 | 20.6 | 173 | 17.7 |
Others | 201 | 20.6 | 195 | 20.0 |
Total | 977 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 35 |
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 | 40 | 4.0 | 37 | 3.8 |
Middle class | 296 | 29.8 | 297 | 29.9 |
Lower-middle class | 302 | 30.4 | 315 | 31.7 |
Lower class or grassroots | 313 | 31.5 | 302 | 30.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 40 | 4.0 | 40 | 4.0 |
Total | 993 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 15 |