Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack
Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample by the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population, according to the 2001 Population Census results published by the HKSAR Government. |
Gender |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Male | 441 | 44.0 | 484 | 48.3 |
Female | 562 | 56.0 | 519 | 51.7 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 70 | 7.3 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 104 | 10.9 | 161 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 190 | 19.9 | 227 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 258 | 27.0 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 164 | 17.2 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 169 | 17.7 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 955 | 100.0 | 955 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 48 | 48 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 208 | 20.9 | 198 | 19.9 |
Secondary | 555 | 55.7 | 529 | 53.1 |
Tertiary or above | 233 | 23.4 | 269 | 27.0 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 7 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 512 | 52.7 | 507 | 52.1 |
Rent | 460 | 47.3 | 466 | 47.9 |
Total | 972 | 100.0 | 973 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 30 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 349 | 36.2 | 346 | 35.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 152 | 15.8 | 153 | 15.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 21 | 2.2 | 22 | 2.3 |
Private housing | 401 | 41.6 | 401 | 41.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.6 | 17 | 1.7 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.4 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Total | 965 | 100.0 | 964 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 39 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 198 | 20.0 | 222 | 22.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 186 | 18.8 | 196 | 19.8 |
Production workers | 115 | 11.6 | 117 | 11.9 |
Students | 79 | 8.0 | 71 | 7.2 |
Housewives | 201 | 20.3 | 173 | 17.5 |
Others | 209 | 21.2 | 207 | 21.0 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 16 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Upper-middle class | 34 | 3.4 | 33 | 3.3 |
Middle class | 311 | 31.2 | 314 | 31.5 |
Lower-middle class | 276 | 27.7 | 278 | 27.9 |
Lower class or grassroots | 329 | 33.0 | 324 | 32.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 46 | 4.6 | 46 | 4.7 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 6 | 6 |