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 2016 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

560

44.4%

567

45.0%

Female

700

55.6%

693

55.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,260

100.0%

1,260

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

0

 

0

 


Age

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

18 - 29

191

15.3%

215

17.2%

30 - 39

133

10.6%

227

18.1%

40 - 49

172

13.7%

225

18.0%

50 - 59

263

21.0%

249

19.9%

60 - 69

281

22.4%

180

14.4%

70 or above

212

16.9%

156

12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,252

100.0%

1,252

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

8

 

8

 


Education Attainment

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Primary or below

173

13.8%

296

23.7%

Secondary

532

42.5%

602

48.1%

Tertiary or above

546

43.6%

353

28.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,251

100.0%

1,251

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

9

 

9

 


Occupation Group

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Professionals and semi-professionals

336

27.0%

307

24.8%

Clerk and service workers

204

16.4%

268

21.6%

Production workers

58

4.7%

93

7.5%

Students

89

7.1%

99

8.0%

Housewives

168

13.5%

188

15.2%

Others

390

31.3%

284

22.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,245

100.0%

1,239

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

15

 

21

 


Type of ownership of your house

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Self-purchased

752

60.7%

653

52.9%

Rent

486

39.3%

582

47.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,238

100.0%

1,235

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

22

 

25

 


House type

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Public housing estate

403

32.5%

509

41.2%

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

199

16.0%

208

16.8%

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

19

1.5%

21

1.7%

Private housing

574

46.3%

452

36.5%

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

16

1.3%

15

1.2%

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

15

1.2%

19

1.6%

Private temporary housing

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

Staff quarters

11

0.9%

9

0.7%

Others

2

0.2%

3

0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,240

100.0%

1,236

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

20

 

24

 


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

6.5%

8

5.0%

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

14

8.2%

10

6.4%

Yes-Teaching staff of university

7

4.1%

3

2.1%

No

134

78.8%

128

83.7%

Others

4

2.4%

4

2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

170

100.0%

153

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

175

 

158

 

Missing

5

 

4

 


Having children who are studying in schools

 

Raw sample

Weighted sample

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

343

27.4%

410

32.6%

No

911

72.6%

846

67.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1,254

100.0%

1,256

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Base

1,260

 

1,260

 

Missing

4

 

4