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 | 458 | 45.3 | 476 | 47.0 |
Female | 554 | 54.7 | 536 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,012 | 100.0 | 1,012 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 76 | 7.6 | 47 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 121 | 12.1 | 149 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 184 | 18.4 | 206 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 298 | 29.8 | 241 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 189 | 18.9 | 166 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 132 | 13.2 | 191 | 19.1 |
Total | 1,000 | 100.0 | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 139 | 13.9 | 158 | 15.8 |
Secondary | 590 | 58.9 | 555 | 55.5 |
Tertiary or above | 272 | 27.2 | 288 | 28.7 |
Total | 1,001 | 100.0 | 1,001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 11 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 599 | 60.6 | 587 | 59.4 |
Rent | 389 | 39.4 | 401 | 40.6 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 989 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 24 | 23 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 326 | 32.9 | 340 | 34.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 159 | 16.0 | 156 | 15.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 444 | 44.8 | 438 | 44.2 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 26 | 2.6 | 24 | 2.4 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 991 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 21 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 216 | 21.8 | 222 | 22.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 251 | 25.4 | 246 | 24.9 |
Production workers | 108 | 10.9 | 105 | 10.6 |
Students | 88 | 8.9 | 69 | 6.9 |
Housewives | 163 | 16.5 | 147 | 14.8 |
Others | 163 | 16.5 | 201 | 20.3 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 990 | 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 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Upper-middle class | 37 | 3.7 | 35 | 3.5 |
Middle class | 361 | 36.1 | 363 | 36.3 |
Middle-Lower class | 311 | 31.1 | 303 | 30.3 |
Lower-middle class | 266 | 26.6 | 273 | 27.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 22 | 2.2 |
Total | 1,000 | 100.0 | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |