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 | 473 | 46.5 | 491 | 48.3 |
Female | 544 | 53.5 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1017 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 75 | 7.5 | 52 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 150 | 15.0 | 169 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 181 | 18.2 | 237 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 248 | 24.9 | 226 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 175 | 17.6 | 127 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 168 | 16.9 | 187 | 18.8 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 20 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 195 | 19.4 | 188 | 18.7 |
Secondary | 549 | 54.7 | 540 | 53.7 |
Tertiary or above | 260 | 25.9 | 277 | 27.6 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 12 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 558 | 56.5 | 562 | 56.9 |
Rent | 430 | 43.5 | 426 | 43.1 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 29 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 359 | 36.7 | 351 | 35.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 153 | 15.6 | 154 | 15.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.1 |
Private housing | 416 | 42.5 | 421 | 43.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.1 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 11 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.1 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 38 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 187 | 18.9 | 200 | 20.2 |
Clerical and service workers | 210 | 21.2 | 228 | 23.0 |
Production workers | 132 | 13.3 | 130 | 13.1 |
Students | 76 | 7.7 | 61 | 6.1 |
Housewives | 177 | 17.9 | 156 | 15.8 |
Others | 209 | 21.1 | 215 | 21.7 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 990 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 27 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Upper-middle class | 47 | 4.7 | 46 | 4.6 |
Middle class | 316 | 31.8 | 321 | 32.2 |
Lower-middle class | 274 | 27.5 | 276 | 27.7 |
Lower class or grassroots | 320 | 32.2 | 314 | 31.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 34 | 3.4 | 35 | 3.5 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 22 |