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 | 452 | 44.2 | 494 | 48.3 |
Female | 571 | 55.8 | 529 | 51.7 |
Total | 1023 | 100.0 | 1023 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 64 | 6.9 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 124 | 13.3 | 157 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 200 | 21.5 | 221 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 239 | 25.7 | 211 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 154 | 16.6 | 118 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 149 | 16.0 | 175 | 18.8 |
Total | 930 | 100.0 | 930 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 93 | 93 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 201 | 19.9 | 206 | 20.5 |
Secondary | 566 | 56.2 | 542 | 53.9 |
Postgraduate or above | 241 | 23.9 | 257 | 25.6 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 17 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 594 | 60.2 | 589 | 59.8 |
Rent | 393 | 39.8 | 397 | 40.2 |
Total | 987 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 37 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 336 | 33.8 | 336 | 33.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 157 | 15.8 | 155 | 15.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 454 | 45.7 | 453 | 45.6 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 24 | 2.4 | 25 | 2.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 994 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 31 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 198 | 20.1 | 205 | 20.9 |
Clerk and service workers | 231 | 23.5 | 238 | 24.3 |
Production workers | 94 | 9.6 | 94 | 9.6 |
Students | 76 | 7.7 | 73 | 7.4 |
Housewives | 186 | 18.9 | 155 | 15.8 |
Others | 198 | 20.1 | 216 | 22.0 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 40 | 42 |
class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 50 | 5.0 | 49 | 4.9 |
Middle class | 327 | 32.6 | 323 | 32.2 |
Lower-middle class | 303 | 30.2 | 306 | 30.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 290 | 28.9 | 289 | 28.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 29 | 2.9 | 30 | 3.0 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 22 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 143 | 14.3 | 145 | 14.5 |
No | 838 | 83.5 | 833 | 83.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.3 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 23 |