Respondents’ characteristics
| Proportion of respondents‡ (%) | Proportion of respondents (aged ⩾18 years) from Thematic Household Survey 2002 (%) | Effect size* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US$1 = HK$7.8. | |||
| *The effect size is a measure of the overall difference in proportions between this survey and the Thematic Household Survey 2002 conducted by the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong. A value of 0.1 indicates a small effect size, 0.3 a medium effect size and 0.5 a large effect size.6 | |||
| †For those in part time or full time employment only. | |||
| ‡Refers to unweighted or crude proportions. | |||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 57.1 | 49.8 | 0.15 |
| Male | 42.9 | 50.2 | |
| Age (y) | |||
| 18–24 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 0.14 |
| 25–34 | 17.0 | 19.3 | |
| 35–44 | 26.8 | 25.3 | |
| 45–54 | 21.0 | 19.6 | |
| 55–64 | 10.5 | 10.1 | |
| ⩾65 | 10.6 | 14.2 | |
| Educational attainment | |||
| None/kindergarten | 5.3 | 9.6 | 0.27 |
| Primary | 15.8 | 20.2 | |
| Lower secondary | 14.8 | 18.8 | |
| Upper secondary | 33.0 | 27.4 | |
| Matriculation | 10.7 | 7.1 | |
| Tertiary or above | 20.3 | 16.9 | |
| Residential district | |||
| Hong Kong | 19.1 | 19.0 | 0.04 |
| Kowloon | 29.6 | 31.2 | |
| New Territories | 51.3 | 49.8 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 29.2 | 27.1 | 0.11 |
| Married | 64.7 | 63.7 | |
| Divorced/separated | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
| Widowed | 3.8 | 6.4 | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 54.6 | 60.2 | 0.11 |
| Others | 45.4 | 39.8 | |
| Monthly personal income† (HK$) | |||
| <5000 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 0.11 |
| 5000–9999 | 28.8 | 31.6 | |
| 10000–19999 | 37.0 | 37.3 | |
| 20000–39999 | 21.0 | 17.3 | |
| ⩾40000 | 6.6 | 6.2 | |