Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack
Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample by the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population, according to the 2001 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 207 | 40.3 | 248 | 48.3 |
Female | 307 | 59.7 | 266 | 51.7 |
Total | 514 | 100.0 | 514 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 34 | 6.7 | 26 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 68 | 13.5 | 85 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 96 | 19.0 | 120 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 115 | 22.8 | 114 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 103 | 20.4 | 64 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 88 | 17.5 | 95 | 18.8 |
Total | 504 | 100.0 | 504 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 91 | 17.8 | 82 | 16.1 |
Secondary | 294 | 57.4 | 287 | 56.1 |
Tertiary or above | 127 | 24.8 | 142 | 27.7 |
Total | 512 | 100.0 | 511 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 2 | 3 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 273 | 54.6 | 272 | 54.4 |
Rent | 227 | 45.4 | 227 | 45.6 |
Total | 500 | 100.0 | 499 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 15 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 192 | 38.3 | 192 | 38.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 71 | 14.2 | 69 | 13.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 |
Private housing | 224 | 44.7 | 225 | 45.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
Others | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 501 | 100.0 | 500 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 14 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 101 | 20.0 | 116 | 23.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 106 | 21.0 | 116 | 22.9 |
Production workers | 59 | 11.7 | 62 | 12.4 |
Students | 36 | 7.1 | 32 | 6.3 |
Housewives | 112 | 22.2 | 90 | 17.9 |
Others | 90 | 17.9 | 88 | 17.6 |
Total | 504 | 100.0 | 504 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 10 | 10 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 15 | 2.9 | 15 | 3.0 |
Middle class | 180 | 35.2 | 181 | 35.5 |
Lower-middle class | 128 | 25.0 | 132 | 25.9 |
Lower class or grassroots | 160 | 31.3 | 156 | 30.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 26 | 5.1 | 25 | 4.8 |
Total | 511 | 100.0 | 511 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 3 | 3 |