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 2007 year-end.

Gender

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Male

498

41.5%

556

46.3%

Female

703

58.5%

645

53.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,201

100.0%

1,201

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

0

 

0

 


Age

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

18 - 20

91

7.7%

56

4.7%

21 - 29

203

17.1%

182

15.3%

30 - 39

185

15.6%

227

19.1%

40 - 49

266

22.4%

261

22.0%

50 - 59

213

17.9%

217

18.3%

60 or above

229

19.3%

245

20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,187

100.0%

1,187

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

14

 

14

 


Education Attainment

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Primary or below

184

15.4%

190

15.9%

Secondary

577

48.3%

571

47.8%

Tertiary or above

434

36.3%

434

36.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,195

100.0%

1,195

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

6

 

6

 


Occupation Group

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Professionals and semi-professionals

327

27.6%

352

29.7%

Clerk and service workers

225

19.0%

219

18.5%

Production workers

100

8.4%

112

9.5%

Students

118

10.0%

85

7.2%

Housewives

180

15.2%

173

14.6%

Others

234

19.8%

242

20.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,184

100.0%

1,183

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

17

 

18

 


Type of ownership of your house

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Self-purchased

730

61.4%

742

62.4%

Rent

458

38.6%

446

37.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,188

100.0%

1,188

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

13

 

13

 


House type

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Public housing estate

376

31.8%

366

30.9%

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

194

16.4%

190

16.1%

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

20

1.7%

20

1.7%

Private housing

525

44.3%

538

45.4%

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

25

2.1%

26

2.2%

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

27

2.3%

28

2.4%

Staff quarters

14

1.2%

13

1.1%

Others

3

0.3%

3

0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,184

100.0%

1,185

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

17

 

16

 


Working in the academy

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes-Teaching staff of primary school (including teachers and principal)

12

6.2%

12

5.6%

Yes-Teaching staff of secondary school (including teachers and principal)

16

8.2%

17

8.4%

Yes-Teaching staff of university

5

2.6%

5

2.2%

Others

14

7.2%

14

6.7%

No

147

75.8%

160

77.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

194

100.0%

207

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

327

 

352

 

Missing

133

 

145

 


Having children who are studying in schools

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

342

29.8%

352

30.7%

No

806

70.2%

793

69.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,148

100.0%

1,146

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

53

 

55