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 | 426 | 42.0 | 479 | 47.2 |
Female | 589 | 58.0 | 536 | 52.8 |
Total | 1,015 | 100.0 | 1,015 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 86 | 8.5 | 47 | 4.6 |
21 - 29 | 157 | 15.6 | 150 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 171 | 17.0 | 212 | 21.0 |
40 - 49 | 249 | 24.7 | 244 | 24.2 |
50 - 59 | 192 | 19.1 | 163 | 16.2 |
60 or above | 152 | 15.1 | 192 | 19.0 |
Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 205 | 20.3 | 212 | 21.1 |
Secondary | 537 | 53.3 | 522 | 51.8 |
Tertiary or above | 266 | 26.4 | 273 | 27.1 |
Total | 1,008 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 8 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 556 | 56.2 | 560 | 56.7 |
Rent | 434 | 43.8 | 427 | 43.3 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 27 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 356 | 35.5 | 349 | 34.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 182 | 18.2 | 180 | 18.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
Private housing | 414 | 41.3 | 424 | 42.4 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.6 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 1,002 | 100.0 | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 15 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 191 | 19.1 | 219 | 22.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 219 | 21.9 | 215 | 21.6 |
Production workers | 115 | 11.5 | 125 | 12.5 |
Students | 97 | 9.7 | 65 | 6.5 |
Housewives | 202 | 20.2 | 179 | 18.0 |
Others | 174 | 17.4 | 194 | 19.5 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 55 | 5.5 | 55 | 5.5 |
Middle class | 296 | 29.5 | 297 | 29.7 |
Middle-Lower class | 316 | 31.5 | 313 | 31.2 |
Lower-middle class | 302 | 30.1 | 302 | 30.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 29 | 2.9 | 31 | 3.1 |
Total | 1,002 | 100.0 | 1,001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 14 |