Demographic Profile of Respondents |
Figures for the weighted sample were obtained from weighting the figures of the raw sample
by the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in mid-2005. |
| Gender |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Male | 463 | 45.5 | 481 | 47.2 |
| Female | 555 | 54.5 | 537 | 52.8 |
| Total | 1,018 | 100.0 | 1,018 | 100 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 78 | 7.8 | 46 | 4.7 |
| 21 - 29 | 138 | 13.8 | 149 | 14.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 191 | 19.1 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 40 - 49 | 253 | 25.3 | 242 | 24.3 |
| 50 - 59 | 183 | 18.3 | 162 | 16.2 |
| 60 or above | 156 | 15.6 | 189 | 18.9 |
| Total | 999 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 189 | 18.7 | 201 | 19.9 |
| Secondary | 557 | 55.0 | 537 | 53.0 |
| Postgraduate or above | 266 | 26.3 | 274 | 27.1 |
| Total | 1,012 | 100.0 | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 6 | 5 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is: |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 592 | 60.1 | 595 | 60.4 |
| Rent | 393 | 39.9 | 390 | 39.6 |
| Total | 985 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 33 | 33 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 330 | 33.5 | 329 | 33.4 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 159 | 16.2 | 158 | 16.0 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Private housing | 453 | 46 | 457 | 46.4 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.6 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 984 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 34 | 33 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 212 | 21.3 | 223 | 22.4 |
| Clerical and service workers | 229 | 23.0 | 230 | 23.1 |
| Production workers | 98 | 9.8 | 102 | 10.3 |
| Students | 89 | 8.9 | 67 | 6.8 |
| Housewives | 168 | 16.9 | 155 | 15.6 |
| Others | 199 | 20.0 | 218 | 21.9 |
| Total | 995 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 23 | 22 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Upper-middle class | 49 | 4.9 | 48 | 4.8 |
| Middle class | 360 | 36.0 | 357 | 35.6 |
| Lower-middle class | 291 | 29.1 | 289 | 28.9 |
| Lower class or grassroots | 258 | 25.8 | 262 | 26.2 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 40 | 4.0 | 42 | 4.1 |
| Total | 1,001 | 100.0 | 1,001 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 17 | 16 | ||