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 2011 year-end.


Gender

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Male

500

41.6%

550

45.7%

Female

703

58.4%

653

54.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,203

100.0%

1,203

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

0

 

0

 


Age

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

18 - 20

92

7.7%

51

4.2%

21 - 29

168

14.0%

177

14.8%

30 - 39

139

11.6%

222

18.6%

40 - 49

243

20.3%

242

20.2%

50 - 59

278

23.2%

231

19.3%

60 or above

277

23.1%

274

22.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,197

100.0%

1,197

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

6

 

6

 


Education Attainment

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Primary or below

184

15.3%

168

14.0%

Secondary

537

44.7%

514

42.9%

Tertiary or above

480

40.0%

517

43.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,201

100.0%

1,199

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

2

 

4

 


Occupation Group

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Professionals and semi-professionals

360

30.4%

401

33.9%

Clerk and service workers

227

19.2%

245

20.7%

Production workers

72

6.1%

74

6.2%

Students

120

10.1%

84

7.1%

Housewives

163

13.8%

141

12.0%

Others

241

20.4%

237

20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,183

100.0%

1,181

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

20

 

22

 


Type of ownership of your house

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Self-purchased

712

60.3%

714

60.5%

Rent

469

39.7%

466

39.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,181

100.0%

1,180

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

22

 

23

 


House type

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Public housing estate

367

31.1%

357

30.3%

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

201

17.0%

201

17.0%

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

23

1.9%

22

1.9%

Private housing

521

44.1%

526

44.6%

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

25

2.1%

26

2.2%

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

34

2.9%

36

3.1%

Private temporary housing

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

Staff quarters

5

0.4%

7

0.6%

Others

4

0.3%

4

0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,181

100.0%

1,180

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

22

 

23

 


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)

14

7.0%

16

7.1%

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

27

13.4%

32

14.1%

Yes-Teaching staff of university

12

6.0%

14

6.0%

No

137

68.2%

155

67.6%

Others

11

5.5%

12

5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

201

100.0%

229

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

213

 

242

 

Missing

12

 

13

 


Having children who are studying in schools

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

398

33.2%

412

34.5%

No

799

66.8%

783

65.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,197

100.0%

1,195

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,203

 

1,203

 

Missing

6

 

8