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	425	41.5	467	45.6
Female	599	58.5	557	54.4
Total	1024	100.0	1024	100.0

Age^#

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
18 - 19	53	5.2	28	2.8
20 - 29	130	12.8	162	16.0
30 - 39	130	12.8	189	18.6
40 - 49	203	20.0	203	20.0
50 - 59	215	21.2	198	19.5
60 - 69	177	17.4	115	11.4
70 or above	108	10.6	120	11.8
Total	1016	100.0	1016	100.0
Missing case (s)	8		8

Education attainment^#

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Primary or below	154	15.1	137	13.5
Secondary	549	54.0	529	52.0
Tertiary or above	314	30.9	351	34.5
Total	1017	100.0	1017	100.0
Missing case (s)	7		7

The type of ownership of your house is^#:

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Self-purchased, or	555	55.0	564	55.8
Rent	455	45.0	447	44.2
Total	1010	100.0	1011	100.0
Missing case (s)	14		13

House type^#

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Public housing estate	399	39.5	385	38.0
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats	150	14.9	150	14.8
Housing Society subsidized sale flats	19	1.9	19	1.9
Private housing	399	39.5	410	40.5
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses	15	1.5	17	1.7
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses	18	1.8	20	1.9
Staff quarters	5	0.5	5	0.5
Others	5	0.5	6	0.5
Total	1010	100.0	1011	100.0
Missing case (s)	14		13

Occupation^#

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Executives and professionals	215	21.4	250	24.9
Clerical and service workers	180	17.9	200	20.0
Production workers	76	7.6	74	7.4
Students	89	8.8	75	7.4
Housewives	200	19.9	177	17.7
Others	246	24.5	227	22.6
Total	1006	100.0	1003	100.0
Missing case (s)	18		21

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?^#

	Raw sample		Weighted sample
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Upper class	2	0.2	3	0.3
Upper-middle class	41	4.1	39	3.9
Middle class	264	26.1	271	26.8
Middle-Lower class	328	32.4	332	32.8
Lower-middle class	350	34.6	342	33.8
Don't know/ Hard to say	26	2.6	24	2.4
Total	1011	100.0	1011	100.0
Missing case (s)	13		13

# 原數字有錯誤，特此更正。
# The original figure was mistaken, it is hereby corrected.