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 | 447 | 44.4 | 473 | 47.0 |
Female | 560 | 55.6 | 534 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 79 | 7.9 | 47 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 149 | 14.9 | 148 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 190 | 19.1 | 206 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 257 | 25.8 | 240 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 165 | 16.5 | 166 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 157 | 15.7 | 190 | 19.1 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 168 | 16.8 | 181 | 18.1 |
Secondary | 550 | 55.1 | 535 | 53.7 |
Tertiary or above | 281 | 28.1 | 281 | 28.2 |
Total | 999 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 10 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 555 | 56.0 | 562 | 56.8 |
Rent | 436 | 44.0 | 427 | 43.2 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 19 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 349 | 35.44 | 341 | 34.67 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 147 | 14.99 | 147 | 14.95 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 12 | 1.22 | 11 | 1.12 |
Private housing | 428 | 43.41 | 434 | 44.07 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 20 | 2.03 | 22 | 2.21 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 19 | 1.93 | 19 | 1.91 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.81 | 7 | 0.74 |
Others | 3 | 0.30 | 3 | 0.35 |
Total | 986 | 100.00 | 984 | 100.00 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 186 | 18.8 | 198 | 20.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 234 | 23.7 | 227 | 23.0 |
Production workers | 142 | 14.4 | 146 | 14.8 |
Students | 89 | 9.0 | 65 | 6.6 |
Housewives | 169 | 17.1 | 162 | 16.4 |
Others | 169 | 17.1 | 190 | 19.2 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 19 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 41 | 4.1 | 39 | 3.9 |
Middle class | 302 | 30.4 | 299 | 30.1 |
Middle-Lower class | 324 | 32.6 | 320 | 32.3 |
Lower-middle class | 308 | 31.0 | 312 | 31.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 15 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.8 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 14 |