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 | 484 | 46.9 | 485 | 47.0 |
Female | 549 | 53.1 | 548 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,033 | 100.0 | 1,033 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 84 | 8.2 | 48 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 147 | 14.3 | 152 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 198 | 19.3 | 212 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 255 | 24.9 | 247 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 185 | 18 | 170 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 156 | 15.2 | 196 | 19.1 |
Total | 1,025 | 100.0 | 1,025 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 150 | 14.6 | 168 | 16.4 |
Secondary | 597 | 58 | 574 | 55.8 |
Tertiary or above | 282 | 27.4 | 287 | 27.9 |
Total | 1,029 | 100.0 | 1,029 | 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 | 574 | 56.5 | 570 | 56.1 |
Rent | 442 | 43.5 | 445 | 43.9 |
Total | 1,016 | 100.0 | 1,015 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 356 | 34.9 | 357 | 35.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 151 | 14.8 | 149 | 14.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 13 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.4 |
Private housing | 452 | 44.3 | 452 | 44.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.4 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 1,020 | 100.0 | 1,020 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 13 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 206 | 20.2 | 217 | 21.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 241 | 23.7 | 242 | 23.7 |
Production workers | 110 | 10.8 | 114 | 11.2 |
Students | 97 | 9.5 | 70 | 6.9 |
Housewives | 176 | 17.3 | 166 | 16.3 |
Others | 189 | 18.5 | 210 | 20.6 |
Total | 1,019 | 100.0 | 1,019 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 14 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 42 | 4.1 | 43 | 4.2 |
Middle class | 366 | 35.7 | 364 | 35.5 |
Middle-Lower class | 297 | 29 | 293 | 28.6 |
Lower-middle class | 292 | 28.5 | 296 | 28.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 22 | 2.1 | 24 | 2.3 |
Total | 1,025 | 100.0 | 1,025 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |