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 | ||







