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 | 464 | 45.7 | 490 | 48.3 |
Female | 552 | 54.3 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1016 | 100.0 | 1016 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 68 | 6.9 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 141 | 14.3 | 166 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 173 | 17.6 | 234 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 267 | 27.2 | 223 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 162 | 16.5 | 125 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 172 | 17.5 | 184 | 18.8 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 33 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 180 | 17.9 | 174 | 17.3 |
Secondary | 541 | 53.8 | 527 | 52.4 |
Tertiary or above | 285 | 28.3 | 305 | 30.3 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 535 | 54.4 | 528 | 53.8 |
Rent | 449 | 45.6 | 452 | 46.2 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 36 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 353 | 36.4 | 351 | 36.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 144 | 14.8 | 140 | 14.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.5 |
Private housing | 423 | 43.6 | 423 | 43.9 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 970 | 100.0 | 965 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 51 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 204 | 20.5 | 215 | 21.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 195 | 19.6 | 207 | 20.8 |
Production workers | 107 | 10.7 | 107 | 10.8 |
Students | 102 | 10.2 | 92 | 9.2 |
Housewives | 185 | 18.6 | 165 | 16.6 |
Others | 203 | 20.4 | 210 | 21.1 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 20 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 37 | 3.7 | 38 | 3.8 |
Middle class | 319 | 31.8 | 315 | 31.4 |
Lower-middle class | 303 | 30.2 | 303 | 30.2 |
Lower class or grassroots | 298 | 29.7 | 299 | 29.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 41 | 4.1 | 43 | 4.3 |
Total | 1002 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 13 |