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 | 221 | 43.2 | 247 | 48.3 |
Female | 290 | 56.8 | 264 | 51.7 |
Total | 511 | 100.0 | 511 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 29 | 5.9 | 26 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 59 | 12.0 | 83 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 108 | 22.0 | 116 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 126 | 25.7 | 111 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 77 | 15.7 | 62 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 91 | 18.6 | 92 | 18.8 |
Total | 490 | 100.0 | 490 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 21 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 116 | 23.0 | 103 | 20.5 |
Secondary | 249 | 49.4 | 245 | 48.6 |
Tertiary or above | 139 | 27.6 | 155 | 30.8 |
Total | 504 | 100.0 | 503 | 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 | 272 | 56.1 | 277 | 57.1 |
Rent | 213 | 43.9 | 208 | 42.9 |
Total | 485 | 100.0 | 485 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 26 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 175 | 36.5 | 171 | 35.7 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 77 | 16.1 | 79 | 16.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 211 | 44.1 | 213 | 44.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
Staff quarters | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.7 |
Others | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 479 | 100.0 | 479 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 106 | 21.4 | 116 | 23.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 90 | 18.2 | 99 | 19.9 |
Production workers | 48 | 9.7 | 51 | 10.3 |
Students | 38 | 7.7 | 40 | 8.1 |
Housewives | 114 | 23.0 | 91 | 18.4 |
Others | 99 | 20.0 | 98 | 19.9 |
Total | 495 | 100.0 | 494 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 20 | 3.9 | 22 | 4.3 |
Middle class | 166 | 32.7 | 172 | 33.9 |
Lower-middle class | 141 | 27.8 | 143 | 28.3 |
Lower class or grassroots | 161 | 31.8 | 152 | 29.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 18 | 3.6 | 17 | 3.4 |
Total | 507 | 100.0 | 507 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 4 | 4 |