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 | 46.5 | 473 | 47.0 |
| Female | 538 | 53.5 | 533 | 53.0 |
| Total | 1,006 | 100.0 | 1,006 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 83 | 8.4 | 46 | 4.7 |
| 21 - 29 | 126 | 12.7 | 148 | 14.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 155 | 15.6 | 205 | 20.6 |
| 40 - 49 | 231 | 23.2 | 240 | 24.1 |
| 50 - 59 | 206 | 20.7 | 165 | 16.6 |
| 60 or above | 193 | 19.4 | 190 | 19.1 |
| Total | 994 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 187 | 18.7 | 178 | 17.8 |
| Secondary | 603 | 60.2 | 596 | 59.5 |
| Tertiary or above | 211 | 21.1 | 227 | 22.7 |
| Total | 1,001 | 100.0 | 1,001 | 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 | 550 | 55.8 | 550 | 55.8 |
| Rent | 436 | 44.2 | 436 | 44.2 |
| Total | 986 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 20 | 20 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 391 | 39.3 | 380 | 38.2 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 156 | 15.7 | 159 | 16.0 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.5 |
| Private housing | 388 | 39.0 | 395 | 39.7 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 21 | 2.1 | 19 | 1.9 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Staff quarters | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 995 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 11 | 12 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 158 | 15.8 | 181 | 18.1 |
| Clerical and service workers | 185 | 18.6 | 204 | 20.5 |
| Production workers | 147 | 14.7 | 153 | 15.4 |
| Students | 98 | 9.8 | 70 | 7.0 |
| Housewives | 188 | 18.9 | 171 | 17.1 |
| Others | 221 | 22.2 | 218 | 21.9 |
| Total | 997 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 | ||
| 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 | 29 | 2.9 | 26 | 2.6 |
| Middle class | 273 | 27.4 | 279 | 27.9 |
| Middle-Lower class | 330 | 33.1 | 331 | 33.2 |
| Lower-middle class | 342 | 34.3 | 337 | 33.8 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 22 | 2.2 |
| Total | 998 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 8 | 7 | ||







