Legislative Council Q8

Table 1

Age / Sex / 2003 / 2004 / 2005
female
below 15 / male
sub-total
female
15 to 29 / male
sub-total
female
30 to 49 / male
sub-total
female
50 to 64 / male
sub-total
female
over 65 / male
sub-total
female
Aggregate / male
total

Table 2

No. of eligible members / Average monthly CSSA payments (Note)
2003-04 / 2004-05 / 2005-06
1 / $3,623 / $3,503 / $3,477
2 / $5,982 / $5,817 / $5,798
3 / $7,831 / $7,727 / $7,779
4 / $9,178 / $9,068 / $9,172
5 / $10,827 / $10,756 / $10,896
6 or above / $13,483 / $13,430 / $13,646

Note: Refer to the situation when CSSA cases do not have income other than CSSA payment.


Table 3

Year
Household size / 2003 / 2004 / 2005
1 / 100 300 / 90 200 / 97 800
2 / 115 300 / 120 300 / 113 100
3 / 77 800 / 73 200 / 72 800
4 / 81 300 / 75 000 / 68 600
5 / 38 600 / 35 600 / 30 800
6 / 20 800 / 18 700 / 15 600
Total / 434 100 / 413 000 / 398 800

Notes:(1) The above figures and the figures in (b) below are compiled by comparing the household income as reported by individual households with the average CSSA payment received by a CSSA family of the same size. Some of the households concerned may have a certain amount of assets. However, no further analysis can be made as data concerning the assets owned by these households are not collected in the GHS.

(2)  Foreign domestic helpers are excluded from the compilation of the above figures.

(3)  Owing to the differences in compilation methodology and statistical concepts, the figures above and the figures on CSSA cases compiled by SWD are not directly comparable. Moreover, since the figures are categorised by income, some of the CSSA families are included in the figures above.

(4)  Figures may not add up to the respective totals owing to rounding.


Table 4

Age / Sex / Year
2003 / 2004 / 2005
female / 122 100 / 111 000 / 101 400
below 15 / male / 128 000 / 118 200 / 103 100
sub-total / 250 100 / 229 100 / 204 500
female / 85 000 / 81 500 / 76 900
15 to 29 / male / 85 500 / 82 500 / 74 100
sub-total / 170 500 / 164 000 / 151 100
female / 183 100 / 172 300 / 152 800
30 to 49 / male / 142 400 / 123 300 / 106 900
sub-total / 325 500 / 295 700 / 259 600
female / 84 100 / 82 900 / 83 800
50 to 64 / male / 87 100 / 84 300 / 79 800
sub-total / 171 300 / 167 300 / 163 600
female / 133 900 / 127 600 / 125 600
65 or above / male / 130 200 / 122 700 / 124 100
sub-total / 264 200 / 250 300 / 249 800
female / 608 300 / 575 400 / 540 600
Aggregate / male / 573 200 / 531 000 / 488 000
total / 1 181 500 / 1 106 300 / 1 028 600

Among the above persons in 2005, about 77% of them are economically inactive, such as students, retirees, housewives and chronically ill patients.

Note : (1) The Notes (1), (2), (3) and (4) of (a)(ii) are also applicable to this table.