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 | 511 | 51.1 | 483 | 48.3 |
Female | 489 | 48.9 | 517 | 51.7 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 78 | 8.5 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 133 | 14.5 | 155 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 177 | 19.3 | 217 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 239 | 26.1 | 207 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 151 | 16.5 | 116 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 137 | 15.0 | 172 | 18.8 |
Total | 915 | 100.0 | 915 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 85 | 85 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 179 | 18.3 | 184 | 18.9 |
Secondary | 537 | 54.8 | 526 | 53.7 |
Postgraduate or above | 264 | 26.9 | 268 | 27.4 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 22 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 558 | 57.8 | 555 | 57.5 |
Rent | 407 | 42.2 | 410 | 42.5 |
Total | 965 | 100.0 | 965 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 35 | 35 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 340 | 35.1 | 341 | 35.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 133 | 13.7 | 132 | 13.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
Private housing | 431 | 44.5 | 430 | 44.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 16 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.2 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 |
Others | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.6 |
Total | 969 | 100.0 | 967 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 33 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 205 | 21.2 | 208 | 21.6 |
Clerk and service workers | 223 | 23.1 | 231 | 24.0 |
Production workers | 128 | 13.3 | 118 | 12.2 |
Students | 87 | 9.0 | 68 | 7.0 |
Housewives | 139 | 14.4 | 139 | 14.4 |
Others | 183 | 19.0 | 201 | 20.8 |
Total | 965 | 100.0 | 964 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 35 | 36 |
class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Upper-middle class | 43 | 4.4 | 43 | 4.4 |
Middle class | 320 | 32.7 | 317 | 32.5 |
Lower-middle class | 307 | 31.4 | 303 | 31.1 |
Lower class or grassroots | 276 | 28.2 | 279 | 28.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 31 | 3.2 | 33 | 3.4 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 977 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 23 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 153 | 15.6 | 154 | 15.7 |
No | 807 | 82.2 | 803 | 81.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.4 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 20 |