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 | 458 | 45.1 | 490 | 48.3 |
Female | 558 | 54.9 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1,016 | 100.0 | 1,016 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 76 | 7.7 | 52 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 105 | 10.6 | 168 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 178 | 17.9 | 236 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 255 | 25.7 | 225 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 182 | 18.3 | 126 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 196 | 19.8 | 186 | 18.8 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 24 | 24 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 218 | 21.6 | 191 | 19.0 |
Secondary | 525 | 52.1 | 512 | 50.9 |
Tertiary or above | 264 | 26.2 | 303 | 30.1 |
Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 10 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
"Self-purchased, or" | 563 | 57.4 | 567 | 57.7 |
Rent | 417 | 42.6 | 416 | 42.3 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 33 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 368 | 37.6 | 360 | 36.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 137 | 14.0 | 138 | 14.1 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private housing | 425 | 43.5 | 436 | 44.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.4 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 37 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 196 | 19.7 | 226 | 22.7 |
Clerical and service workers | 217 | 21.8 | 243 | 24.5 |
Production workers | 113 | 11.4 | 109 | 11.0 |
Students | 81 | 8.1 | 76 | 7.6 |
Housewives | 163 | 16.4 | 134 | 13.4 |
Others | 225 | 22.6 | 207 | 20.8 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 |
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 | 37 | 3.7 | 37 | 3.7 |
Middle class | 350 | 34.9 | 357 | 35.6 |
Lower-middle class | 296 | 29.5 | 302 | 30.1 |
Lower class or grassroots | 279 | 27.8 | 267 | 26.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 38 | 3.8 | 37 | 3.7 |
Total | 1,002 | 100.0 | 1,003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 13 |