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 2014 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census.


Gender

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Male

545

45.4%

544

45.3%

Female

656

54.6%

657

54.7%

 

 

 

 

 

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 - 29

246

20.5%

215

18.0%

30 - 39

191

15.9%

219

18.2%

40 - 49

267

22.3%

223

18.6%

50 - 59

261

21.8%

242

20.2%

60 - 69

152

12.7%

156

13.0%

70 or above

81

6.8%

144

12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,198

100.0%

1,198

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

3

 

3

 


Education Attainment

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Primary or below

116

9.7%

284

23.7%

Secondary

548

45.7%

577

48.1%

Tertiary or above

536

44.7%

339

28.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,200

100.0%

1,200

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

1

 

1

 


Occupation Group

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Professionals and semi-professionals

392

33.1%

299

25.3%

Clerk and service workers

190

16.1%

195

16.5%

Production workers

92

7.8%

123

10.4%

Students

126

10.7%

112

9.4%

Housewives

140

11.8%

164

13.9%

Others

243

20.5%

290

24.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,183

100.0%

1,182

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

18

 

19

 


Type of ownership of your house

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Self-purchased

561

47.3%

482

40.6%

Rent

625

52.7%

706

59.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1186

100.0%

1189

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

15

 

12

 


House type

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Public housing estate

505

42.6%

606

51.0%

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

153

12.9%

132

11.2%

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

8

0.7%

7

0.6%

Private housing

481

40.6%

403

34.0%

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

17

1.4%

18

1.5%

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

9

0.8%

10

0.8%

Staff quarters

8

0.7%

7

0.6%

Others

5

0.4%

4

0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,186

100.0%

1,188

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

15

 

13

 


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)

7

3.8%

5

3.6%

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

18

9.7%

11

8.3%

Yes-Teaching staff of university

8

4.3%

5

3.8%

No

140

75.3%

107

77.6%

Others

13

7.0%

9

6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

186

100.0%

137

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

190

 

142

 

Missing

4

 

5

 


Having children who are studying in schools

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

472

39.6%

459

38.5%

No

721

60.4%

735

61.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,193

100.0%

1,195

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,201

 

1,201

 

Missing

8

 

6