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 | 466 | 46.0 | 477 | 47.2 |
Female | 546 | 54.0 | 535 | 52.8 |
Total | 1,012 | 100.0 | 1,012 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 74 | 7.4 | 46 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 117 | 11.7 | 148 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 183 | 18.4 | 209 | 21.0 |
40 - 49 | 260 | 26.1 | 242 | 24.2 |
50 - 59 | 203 | 20.4 | 161 | 16.2 |
60 or above | 159 | 16.0 | 190 | 19.0 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 16 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 188 | 18.7 | 191 | 18.9 |
Secondary | 550 | 54.6 | 528 | 52.4 |
Tertiary or above | 269 | 26.7 | 288 | 28.6 |
Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 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 | 561 | 57.5 | 564 | 57.8 |
Rent | 414 | 42.5 | 412 | 42.2 |
Total | 975 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 36 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 332 | 33.9 | 328 | 33.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 158 | 16.1 | 160 | 16.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Private housing | 440 | 44.9 | 442 | 45.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 26 | 2.7 | 26 | 2.6 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 219 | 21.9 | 226 | 22.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 210 | 21.0 | 213 | 21.4 |
Production workers | 106 | 10.6 | 103 | 10.3 |
Students | 96 | 9.6 | 85 | 8.6 |
Housewives | 179 | 17.9 | 167 | 16.8 |
Others | 188 | 18.8 | 203 | 20.4 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 15 |
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 | 46 | 4.6 | 46 | 4.6 |
Middle class | 318 | 31.8 | 315 | 31.5 |
Lower-middle class | 302 | 30.2 | 308 | 30.8 |
Lower class or grassroots | 299 | 29.9 | 293 | 29.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 31 | 3.1 | 32 | 3.2 |
Total | 1,001 | 100.0 | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 12 |