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-2012.
| Gender |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Male | 422 | 41.4 | 465 | 45.6 |
| Female | 597 | 58.6 | 554 | 54.4 |
| Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1019 | 100 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 19 | 40 | 4.0 | 28 | 2.8 |
| 20 - 29 | 106 | 10.5 | 162 | 16.0 |
| 30 - 39 | 79 | 7.8 | 188 | 18.6 |
| 40 - 49 | 171 | 16.9 | 202 | 20.0 |
| 50 - 59 | 242 | 23.9 | 197 | 19.5 |
| 60 - 69 | 213 | 21.0 | 115 | 11.4 |
| 70 or above | 161 | 15.9 | 120 | 11.8 |
| Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 7 | 7 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 205 | 20.3 | 140 | 13.9 |
| Secondary | 495 | 48.9 | 467 | 46.2 |
| Tertiary or above | 312 | 30.8 | 404 | 39.9 |
| Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1011 | 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 | 587 | 58.7 | 585 | 58.4 |
| Rent | 413 | 41.3 | 416 | 41.6 |
| Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 19 | 18 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 355 | 35.3 | 344 | 34.2 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 162 | 16.1 | 169 | 16.8 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 17 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Private housing | 418 | 41.6 | 416 | 41.3 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 28 | 2.8 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 13 | 12 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 191 | 19.0 | 260 | 26.0 |
| Clerical and service workers | 159 | 15.9 | 206 | 20.5 |
| Production workers | 53 | 5.3 | 53 | 5.2 |
| Students | 87 | 8.7 | 100 | 9.9 |
| Housewives | 187 | 18.6 | 149 | 14.9 |
| Others | 326 | 32.5 | 236 | 23.5 |
| Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 16 | 16 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Upper-middle class | 40 | 4.0 | 43 | 4.2 |
| Middle class | 311 | 31.0 | 318 | 31.6 |
| Middle-Lower class | 316 | 31.5 | 329 | 32.8 |
| Lower-middle class | 309 | 30.8 | 291 | 29.0 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 16 | 14 | ||







