Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


All figures obtained have been adjusted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2010 year-end.

Gender

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Male

472

39.3%

551

45.8%

Female

729

60.7%

650

54.2%

 

 

 

 

 

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

97

8.1%

53

4.4%

21 - 29

153

12.8%

179

15.0%

30 - 39

142

11.9%

223

18.7%

40 - 49

249

20.9%

248

20.8%

50 - 59

258

21.6%

227

19.1%

60 or above

293

24.6%

262

22.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,192

100.0%

1,192

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

9

 

9

 


Education Attainment

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Primary or below

196

16.4%

171

14.3%

Secondary

596

49.9%

578

48.4%

Tertiary or above

402

33.7%

446

37.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,194

100.0%

1,195

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

7

 

6

 


Occupation Group

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Professionals and semi-professionals

303

25.7%

357

30.2%

Clerk and service workers

203

17.2%

221

18.7%

Production workers

95

8.1%

102

8.7%

Students

123

10.4%

92

7.8%

Housewives

180

15.3%

150

12.7%

Others

276

23.4%

257

21.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,180

100.0%

1,179

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

21

 

22

 


Type of ownership of your house

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Self-purchased

721

61.4%

724

61.5%

Rent

454

38.6%

453

38.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,175

100.0%

1,177

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

26

 

24

 


House type

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Public housing estate

349

29.6%

342

28.9%

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

189

16.0%

187

15.9%

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

24

2.0%

23

1.9%

Private housing

541

45.9%

553

46.9%

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

30

2.5%

29

2.5%

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

20

1.7%

20

1.7%

Staff quarters

13

1.1%

16

1.3%

Others

12

1.0%

11

0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,178

100.0%

1,181

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

23

 

20

 


Working in the academy [only for those who are professionals or associate professionals]

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

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

11

6.2%

12

5.8%

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

9

5.1%

10

4.8%

Yes-Teaching staff of university

9

5.1%

10

4.9%

Others

137

77.0%

12

5.8%

No

12

6.7%

164

78.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

178

100.0%

209

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

181

 

212

 

Missing

3

 

4

 


Having children who are studying in schools

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

400

33.5%

415

34.8%

No

795

66.5%

779

65.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,195

100.0%

1,194

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

6

 

7