Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack
The raw data collected have been weighted according to preliminary figures obtained from 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 | 493 | 48.6 | 479 | 47.2 |
Female | 522 | 51.4 | 536 | 52.8 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1015 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 79 | 7.9 | 47 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 148 | 14.8 | 149 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 166 | 16.6 | 211 | 21.0 |
40 - 49 | 257 | 25.6 | 243 | 24.2 |
50 - 59 | 201 | 20.0 | 162 | 16.2 |
60 or above | 152 | 15.2 | 191 | 19.0 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 162 | 16.0 | 175 | 17.3 |
Secondary | 545 | 53.9 | 528 | 52.3 |
Tertiary or above | 304 | 30.1 | 307 | 30.4 |
Total | 1011 | 100.0 | 1011 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
"Self-purchased, or" | 590 | 59.2 | 593 | 59.6 |
Rent | 406 | 40.8 | 402 | 40.4 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 20 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 340 | 34.0 | 333 | 33.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 156 | 15.6 | 154 | 15.4 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 15 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.6 |
Private housing | 447 | 44.7 | 454 | 45.4 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.5 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 14 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 234 | 23.6 | 239 | 24.1 |
Clerical and service workers | 217 | 21.9 | 224 | 22.6 |
Production workers | 111 | 11.2 | 108 | 10.9 |
Students | 88 | 8.9 | 65 | 6.5 |
Housewives | 154 | 15.5 | 147 | 14.8 |
Others | 188 | 19.0 | 210 | 21.2 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 993 | 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 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 47 | 4.7 | 47 | 4.6 |
Middle class | 357 | 35.4 | 356 | 35.3 |
Lower-middle class | 307 | 30.5 | 306 | 30.4 |
Lower class or grassroots | 275 | 27.3 | 278 | 27.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 17 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.8 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 6 |