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 | 444 | 43.7 | 491 | 48.3 |
Female | 573 | 56.3 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1017 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 65 | 6.6 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 112 | 11.4 | 166 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 198 | 20.2 | 233 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 259 | 26.4 | 222 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 166 | 16.9 | 125 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 181 | 18.5 | 184 | 18.8 |
Total | 981 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 36 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 213 | 21.2 | 193 | 19.2 |
Secondary | 530 | 52.7 | 516 | 51.4 |
Tertiary or above | 263 | 26.1 | 296 | 29.4 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 13 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 563 | 58.3 | 564 | 58.4 |
Rent | 402 | 41.7 | 402 | 41.6 |
Total | 965 | 100.0 | 966 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 52 | 51 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 330 | 34.3 | 329 | 34.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 157 | 16.3 | 160 | 16.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 14 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 429 | 44.6 | 427 | 44.4 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.7 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 962 | 100.0 | 961 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 55 | 56 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 193 | 19.6 | 211 | 21.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 199 | 20.2 | 216 | 21.9 |
Production workers | 107 | 10.9 | 110 | 11.2 |
Students | 76 | 7.7 | 73 | 7.5 |
Housewives | 203 | 20.6 | 164 | 16.7 |
Others | 208 | 21.1 | 210 | 21.3 |
Total | 986 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 32 |
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 | 42 | 4.2 | 43 | 4.3 |
Middle class | 342 | 34.1 | 347 | 34.5 |
Lower-middle class | 283 | 28.2 | 291 | 29.0 |
Lower class or grassroots | 299 | 29.8 | 287 | 28.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 36 | 3.6 | 33 | 3.3 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 13 |