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 | 437 | 43.1 | 490 | 48.3 |
Female | 578 | 56.9 | 525 | 51.7 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1015 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 86 | 9.1 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 149 | 15.9 | 159 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 192 | 20.4 | 223 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 252 | 26.8 | 213 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 139 | 14.8 | 119 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 122 | 13.0 | 176 | 18.8 |
Total | 940 | 100.0 | 940 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 75 | 75 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 208 | 20.7 | 222 | 22.2 |
Secondary | 580 | 57.8 | 555 | 55.5 |
Postgraduate or above | 215 | 21.4 | 224 | 22.3 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 14 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 582 | 59.0 | 578 | 58.9 |
Rent | 404 | 41.0 | 404 | 41.1 |
Total | 986 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 32 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 336 | 34.0 | 335 | 34.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 151 | 15.3 | 145 | 14.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private housing | 450 | 45.5 | 452 | 45.9 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.7 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 29 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 186 | 19.0 | 198 | 20.3 |
Clerk and service workers | 229 | 23.4 | 225 | 23.0 |
Production workers | 133 | 13.6 | 140 | 14.3 |
Students | 97 | 9.9 | 70 | 7.2 |
Housewives | 180 | 18.4 | 151 | 15.5 |
Others | 153 | 15.6 | 192 | 19.7 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 39 |
class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 70 | 7.0 | 70 | 7.0 |
Middle class | 308 | 30.7 | 303 | 30.2 |
Lower-middle class | 308 | 30.7 | 302 | 30.2 |
Lower class or grassroots | 280 | 27.9 | 285 | 28.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 34 | 3.4 | 39 | 3.9 |
Total | 1002 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 15 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 127 | 12.7 | 133 | 13.3 |
No | 851 | 85.4 | 842 | 84.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 21 |