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 | 449 | 44.1 | 492 | 48.3 |
Female | 570 | 55.9 | 527 | 51.7 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1019 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 75 | 7.7 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 125 | 12.8 | 165 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 196 | 20.1 | 232 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 259 | 26.5 | 221 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 164 | 16.8 | 124 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 158 | 16.2 | 183 | 18.8 |
Total | 977 | 100.0 | 977 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 42 | 42 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 184 | 18.3 | 180 | 17.8 |
Secondary | 555 | 55.1 | 544 | 54.0 |
Tertiary or above | 268 | 26.6 | 285 | 28.2 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1008 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 11 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 546 | 55.4 | 544 | 55.2 |
Rent | 439 | 44.6 | 442 | 44.8 |
Total | 985 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 32 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 362 | 36.7 | 363 | 36.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 177 | 18.0 | 175 | 17.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.5 |
Private housing | 411 | 41.7 | 413 | 41.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.4 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 986 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 31 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 215 | 21.6 | 232 | 23.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 223 | 22.4 | 234 | 23.5 |
Production workers | 110 | 11.1 | 111 | 11.1 |
Students | 91 | 9.1 | 77 | 7.7 |
Housewives | 192 | 19.3 | 168 | 16.9 |
Others | 164 | 16.5 | 173 | 17.4 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 24 | 25 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 44 | 4.4 | 46 | 4.6 |
Middle class | 324 | 32.1 | 325 | 32.3 |
Lower-middle class | 297 | 29.5 | 295 | 29.3 |
Lower class or grassroots | 298 | 29.6 | 294 | 29.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 42 | 4.2 | 43 | 4.3 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 12 |