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 | 469 | 46.3 | 476 | 47.0 |
Female | 544 | 53.7 | 537 | 53.0 |
Total | 1,013 | 100.0 | 1,013 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 83 | 8.3 | 47 | 4.7 |
21 - 29 | 145 | 14.5 | 148 | 14.9 |
30 - 39 | 165 | 16.5 | 206 | 20.6 |
40 - 49 | 240 | 24.0 | 241 | 24.1 |
50 - 59 | 203 | 20.3 | 166 | 16.6 |
60 or above | 163 | 16.3 | 191 | 19.1 |
Total | 999 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 14 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 172 | 17.1 | 177 | 17.6 |
Secondary | 551 | 54.7 | 542 | 53.8 |
Tertiary or above | 284 | 28.2 | 288 | 28.6 |
Total | 1,007 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 588 | 58.9 | 592 | 59.4 |
Rent | 410 | 41.1 | 405 | 40.6 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 15 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 351 | 35.1 | 344 | 34.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 150 | 15.0 | 153 | 15.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 12 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 434 | 43.4 | 441 | 44.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 21 | 2.1 | 20 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.9 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 1,001 | 100.0 | 1,001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 209 | 21.0 | 221 | 22.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 242 | 24.3 | 244 | 24.6 |
Production workers | 112 | 11.3 | 118 | 11.9 |
Students | 81 | 8.1 | 57 | 5.7 |
Housewives | 183 | 18.4 | 176 | 17.7 |
Others | 168 | 16.9 | 178 | 17.9 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 20 |
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 | 56 | 5.6 | 55 | 5.4 |
Middle class | 331 | 33.0 | 327 | 32.5 |
Middle-Lower class | 320 | 31.9 | 320 | 31.9 |
Lower-middle class | 263 | 26.2 | 268 | 26.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 28 | 2.8 | 31 | 3.1 |
Total | 1,004 | 100.0 | 1,005 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 |