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 2009 year-end.
|
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 468 | 45.9 | 470 | 46.1 |
Female | 552 | 54.1 | 550 | 53.9 |
Total | 1,020 | 100.0 | 1020 | 100 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 58 | 5.8 | 45 | 4.5 |
21 - 29 | 99 | 9.9 | 152 | 15.2 |
30 - 39 | 119 | 11.9 | 188 | 18.9 |
40 - 49 | 205 | 20.6 | 214 | 21.4 |
50 - 59 | 236 | 23.7 | 186 | 18.6 |
60 or above | 280 | 28.1 | 213 | 21.3 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 23 | 23 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 171 | 16.9 | 136 | 13.4 |
Secondary | 543 | 53.7 | 522 | 51.5 |
Tertiary or above | 298 | 29.4 | 356 | 35.1 |
Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1013 | 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 | 618 | 61.9 | 611 | 61.3 |
Rent | 381 | 38.1 | 386 | 38.7 |
Total | 999 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 22 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 312 | 30.9 | 314 | 31.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 138 | 13.7 | 140 | 13.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 20 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.0 |
Private housing | 491 | 48.7 | 487 | 48.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 23 | 2.3 | 23 | 2.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.2 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 13 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 210 | 20.9 | 251 | 25.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 183 | 18.2 | 212 | 21.2 |
Production workers | 84 | 8.4 | 87 | 8.7 |
Students | 81 | 8.1 | 79 | 7.9 |
Housewives | 191 | 19.0 | 173 | 17.2 |
Others | 254 | 25.3 | 202 | 20.1 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 17 |
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 | 39 | 3.9 | 40 | 4.0 |
Middle class | 332 | 32.9 | 337 | 33.4 |
Middle-Lower class | 324 | 32.1 | 338 | 33.5 |
Lower-middle class | 287 | 28.4 | 272 | 26.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 24 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.0 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 11 |