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 | 499 | 48.0 | 502 | 48.3 |
Female | 541 | 52.0 | 538 | 51.7 |
Total | 1040 | 100.0 | 1040 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 82 | 8.7 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 114 | 12.0 | 160 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 201 | 21.2 | 225 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 235 | 24.8 | 214 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 166 | 17.5 | 120 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 149 | 15.7 | 178 | 18.8 |
Total | 947 | 100.0 | 947 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 93 | 93 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 213 | 20.9 | 211 | 20.8 |
Secondary | 554 | 54.4 | 536 | 52.6 |
Postgraduate or above | 252 | 24.7 | 271 | 26.6 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1018 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 22 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 597 | 59.7 | 598 | 59.8 |
Rent | 403 | 40.3 | 402 | 40.2 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 40 | 40 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 324 | 32.4 | 323 | 32.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 159 | 15.9 | 150 | 15.1 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private housing | 457 | 45.7 | 466 | 46.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.9 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 1001 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 39 | 42 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 185 | 18.5 | 195 | 19.5 |
Clerk and service workers | 234 | 23.4 | 246 | 24.6 |
Production workers | 131 | 13.1 | 123 | 12.3 |
Students | 80 | 8.0 | 63 | 6.3 |
Housewives | 173 | 17.3 | 158 | 15.8 |
Others | 199 | 19.9 | 213 | 21.4 |
Total | 1002 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 38 | 42 |
class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 52 | 5.1 | 51 | 5.0 |
Middle class | 340 | 33.3 | 338 | 33.1 |
Lower-middle class | 255 | 25.0 | 259 | 25.4 |
Lower class or grassroots | 311 | 30.5 | 309 | 30.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 60 | 5.9 | 59 | 5.8 |
Total | 1021 | 100.0 | 1019 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 21 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 171 | 16.8 | 172 | 16.9 |
No | 818 | 80.3 | 817 | 80.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 30 | 2.9 | 28 | 2.7 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 |