Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack

Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample by the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in mid-2005.

Gender

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Male	463	45.5%	480	47.2%
Female	555	54.5%	538	52.8%
Total	1018	100.0%	1018	100.0%

Age

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
18 - 20	78	7.8%	46	4.6%
21 - 29	138	13.8%	149	14.9%
30 - 39	191	19.1%	210	21.0%
40 - 49	253	25.3%	242	24.2%
50 - 59	183	18.3%	161	16.2%
60 or above	156	15.6%	190	19.0%
Total	999	100.0%	999	100.0%
Missing case (s)	19		19

Education attainment

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Primary or below	189	18.7%	202	19.9%
Secondary	557	55.0%	537	53.0%
Tertiary or above	266	26.3%	274	27.0%
Total	1012	100.0%	1013	100.0%
Missing case (s)	6		5

The type of ownership of your house is:

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Self-purchased, or	592	60.1%	596	60.4%
Rent	393	39.9%	390	39.6%
Total	985	100.0%	985	100.0%
Missing case (s)	33		33

House type

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Public housing estate	330	33.5%	329	33.4%
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats	159	16.2%	158	16.0%
Housing Society subsidized sale flats	8	0.8%	8	0.8%
Private housing	453	46.0%	457	46.4%
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses	17	1.7%	16	1.6%
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses	8	0.8%	9	0.9%
Public temporary housing	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Staff quarters	6	0.6%	6	0.6%
Others	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Total	984	100.0%	985	100.0%
Missing case (s)	34		33

Occupation

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Executives and professionals	212	21.3%	223	22.3%
Clerical and service workers	229	23.0%	230	23.1%
Production workers	98	9.8%	102	10.2%
Students	89	8.9%	67	6.8%
Housewives	168	16.9%	155	15.6%
Others	199	20.0%	219	22.0%
Total	995	100.0%	996	100.0%
Missing case (s)	23		22

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	49	4.9%	48	4.8%
Middle class	360	36.0%	357	35.6%
Lower-middle class	291	29.1%	289	28.9%
Lower class or grassroots	258	25.8%	262	26.2%
Don't know/ Hard to say	40	4.0%	42	4.2%
Total	1001	100.0%	1002	100.0%
Missing case (s)	17		16