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 | 432 | 42.8 | 487 | 48.3 |
Female | 577 | 57.2 | 522 | 51.7 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 74 | 8.0 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 125 | 13.6 | 156 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 181 | 19.7 | 219 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 243 | 26.4 | 209 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 163 | 17.7 | 117 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 135 | 14.7 | 173 | 18.8 |
Total | 921 | 100.0 | 921 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 88 | 88 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 175 | 17.7 | 173 | 17.5 |
Secondary | 577 | 58.2 | 564 | 56.9 |
Postgraduate or above | 239 | 24.1 | 254 | 25.6 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 990 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 19 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 562 | 57.9 | 554 | 57.1 |
Rent | 409 | 42.1 | 416 | 42.9 |
Total | 971 | 100.0 | 970 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 39 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 309 | 31.8 | 311 | 32.1 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 145 | 14.9 | 145 | 15.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 15 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.8 |
Private housing | 456 | 47.0 | 452 | 46.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 18 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.8 |
Staff quarters | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.5 |
Total | 971 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 38 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 175 | 18.0 | 186 | 19.2 |
Clerk and service workers | 205 | 21.0 | 207 | 21.4 |
Production workers | 122 | 12.5 | 130 | 13.4 |
Students | 93 | 9.5 | 80 | 8.2 |
Housewives | 192 | 19.7 | 160 | 16.6 |
Others | 187 | 19.2 | 205 | 21.2 |
Total | 974 | 100.0 | 969 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 35 | 40 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 39 | 3.9 | 35 | 3.6 |
Middle class | 320 | 32.3 | 319 | 32.2 |
Lower-middle class | 304 | 30.6 | 304 | 30.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 278 | 28.0 | 278 | 28.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 51 | 5.1 | 55 | 5.6 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 991 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 99 | 10.0 | 98 | 9.9 |
No | 866 | 87.4 | 867 | 87.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 26 | 2.6 | 26 | 2.7 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 991 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 18 |