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 mid-2007. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 432 | 42.1 | 478 | 46.7 |
Female | 593 | 57.9 | 547 | 53.3 |
Total | 1,025 | 100.0 | 1,025 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 79 | 8.0 | 45 | 4.5 |
21 - 29 | 141 | 14.2 | 154 | 15.5 |
30 - 39 | 146 | 14.7 | 195 | 19.6 |
40 - 49 | 245 | 24.7 | 228 | 22.9 |
50 - 59 | 179 | 18.0 | 173 | 17.5 |
60 or above | 203 | 20.4 | 198 | 20.0 |
Total | 993 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 32 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 172 | 16.9 | 163 | 16.0 |
Secondary | 531 | 52.2 | 525 | 51.6 |
Tertiary or above | 314 | 30.9 | 330 | 32.5 |
Total | 1,017 | 100.0 | 1,018 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 7 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 626 | 63.0 | 628 | 63.1 |
Rent | 367 | 37.0 | 367 | 36.9 |
Total | 993 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 31 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 298 | 29.6 | 292 | 29.1 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 169 | 16.8 | 167 | 16.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 480 | 47.7 | 486 | 48.4 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.8 |
Private Temporary House | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 1,006 | 100.0 | 1,005 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 20 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 201 | 20.2 | 229 | 23.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 209 | 21.0 | 222 | 22.3 |
Production workers | 94 | 9.4 | 102 | 10.2 |
Students | 102 | 10.2 | 75 | 7.5 |
Housewives | 180 | 18.1 | 159 | 16.0 |
Others | 211 | 21.2 | 209 | 21.0 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 28 | 30 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.6 |
Upper-middle class | 47 | 4.6 | 45 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 352 | 34.7 | 360 | 35.5 |
Middle-Lower class | 315 | 31.0 | 315 | 31.1 |
Lower-middle class | 266 | 26.2 | 260 | 25.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 29 | 2.9 | 28 | 2.7 |
Total | 1,015 | 100.0 | 1,015 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |