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 | 45.6 | 491 | 48.3 |
Female | 553 | 54.4 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1017 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 64 | 6.4 | 52 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 144 | 14.4 | 169 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 178 | 17.9 | 237 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 250 | 25.1 | 226 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 185 | 18.6 | 127 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 176 | 17.7 | 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 | 186 | 18.4 | 173 | 17.1 |
Secondary | 573 | 56.6 | 560 | 55.3 |
Tertiary or above | 253 | 25.0 | 279 | 27.6 |
Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 5 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 566 | 57.5 | 565 | 57.4 |
Rent | 418 | 42.5 | 420 | 42.6 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 33 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 366 | 37.2 | 365 | 37.1 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 158 | 16.1 | 159 | 16.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
Private housing | 422 | 42.9 | 421 | 42.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 1.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.3 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 33 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 206 | 20.6 | 223 | 22.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 216 | 21.6 | 229 | 23.0 |
Production workers | 112 | 11.2 | 111 | 11.2 |
Students | 76 | 7.6 | 72 | 7.2 |
Housewives | 191 | 19.1 | 165 | 16.6 |
Others | 197 | 19.7 | 197 | 19.8 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 |
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 | 36 | 3.6 | 38 | 3.7 |
Middle class | 339 | 33.6 | 346 | 34.3 |
Lower-middle class | 257 | 25.4 | 258 | 25.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 328 | 32.5 | 321 | 31.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 48 | 4.8 | 45 | 4.5 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1010 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 7 |