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 | 468 | 46.1 | 477 | 47.0 |
| Female | 547 | 53.9 | 538 | 53.0 |
| Total | 1,015 | 100.0 | 1,015 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 87 | 8.6 | 47 | 4.7 |
| 21 - 29 | 143 | 14.2 | 150 | 14.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 159 | 15.7 | 208 | 20.6 |
| 40 - 49 | 263 | 26.0 | 244 | 24.1 |
| 50 - 59 | 178 | 17.6 | 168 | 16.6 |
| 60 or above | 180 | 17.8 | 193 | 19.1 |
| Total | 1,010 | 100.0 | 1,010 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 204 | 20.2 | 208 | 20.6 |
| Secondary | 537 | 53.1 | 522 | 51.7 |
| Tertiary or above | 270 | 26.7 | 281 | 27.8 |
| Total | 1,011 | 100.0 | 1,011 | 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" | 587 | 59.1 | 583 | 58.7 |
| Rent | 406 | 40.9 | 410 | 41.3 |
| Total | 993 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 22 | 22 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 328 | 33.0 | 328 | 33.0 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 145 | 14.6 | 141 | 14.2 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 12 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.3 |
| Private housing | 461 | 46.4 | 460 | 46.4 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Staff quarters | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Total | 994 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 210 | 21.1 | 232 | 23.4 |
| Clerical and service workers | 217 | 21.8 | 223 | 22.5 |
| Production workers | 107 | 10.8 | 109 | 11 |
| Students | 98 | 9.8 | 68 | 6.8 |
| Housewives | 158 | 15.9 | 151 | 15.2 |
| Others | 205 | 20.6 | 209 | 21.1 |
| Total | 995 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 20 | 23 | ||
| 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 | 39 | 3.9 | 38 | 3.8 |
| Middle class | 318 | 31.6 | 321 | 31.9 |
| Middle-Lower class | 328 | 32.6 | 322 | 32 |
| Lower-middle class | 288 | 28.6 | 291 | 28.9 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 31 | 3.1 | 32 | 3.2 |
| Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 | ||







