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 2005 year-end. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 445 | 43.2 | 484 | 47.0 |
Female | 584 | 56.8 | 545 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,029 | 100.0 | 1,029 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 85 | 8.4 | 47 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 118 | 11.7 | 150 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 173 | 17.2 | 208 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 229 | 22.7 | 243 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 204 | 20.2 | 167 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 199 | 19.7 | 193 | 19.1 |
Total | 1,008 | 100.0 | 1,008 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 21 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 190 | 18.6 | 178 | 17.5 |
Secondary | 571 | 56.0 | 563 | 55.2 |
Tertiary or above | 259 | 25.4 | 279 | 27.3 |
Total | 1,020 | 100.0 | 1,020 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 9 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 571 | 57.3 | 571 | 57.3 |
Rent | 426 | 42.7 | 425 | 42.7 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 33 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 347 | 34.9 | 344 | 34.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 146 | 14.7 | 142 | 14.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 443 | 44.5 | 450 | 45.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 17 | 1.7 |
Staff quarters | 14 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.6 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 181 | 18.0 | 204 | 20.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 237 | 23.6 | 250 | 25.0 |
Production workers | 104 | 10.4 | 109 | 10.9 |
Students | 92 | 9.2 | 73 | 7.3 |
Housewives | 203 | 20.2 | 186 | 18.6 |
Others | 187 | 18.6 | 177 | 17.7 |
Total | 1,004 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 30 |
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 | 48 | 4.7 | 48 | 4.7 |
Middle class | 319 | 31.2 | 317 | 31.1 |
Middle-Lower class | 312 | 30.6 | 319 | 31.3 |
Lower-middle class | 301 | 29.5 | 297 | 29.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 39 | 3.8 | 36 | 3.5 |
Total | 1,021 | 100.0 | 1,020 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 9 |