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 | 443 | 43.3 | 494 | 48.3 |
Female | 580 | 56.7 | 529 | 51.7 |
Total | 1023 | 100.0 | 1023 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 84 | 9.0 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 129 | 13.9 | 157 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 204 | 21.9 | 221 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 228 | 24.5 | 211 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 148 | 15.9 | 118 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 137 | 14.7 | 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 | 196 | 19.8 | 200 | 20.2 |
Secondary | 532 | 53.6 | 515 | 52.0 |
Postgraduate or above | 264 | 26.6 | 276 | 27.9 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 991 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 32 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 567 | 58.0 | 555 | 57.0 |
Rent | 410 | 42.0 | 418 | 43.0 |
Total | 977 | 100.0 | 973 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 50 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 334 | 34.1 | 337 | 34.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 149 | 15.2 | 141 | 14.4 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 19 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.7 |
Private housing | 431 | 44.0 | 435 | 44.6 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.9 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 975 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 44 | 48 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Professionals and semi-professionals | 191 | 19.6 | 210 | 21.6 |
Clerk and service workers | 206 | 21.1 | 203 | 20.8 |
Production workers | 134 | 13.7 | 139 | 14.3 |
Students | 89 | 9.1 | 67 | 6.9 |
Housewives | 167 | 17.1 | 140 | 14.4 |
Others | 188 | 19.3 | 213 | 21.9 |
Total | 975 | 100.0 | 973 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 48 | 50 |
Which 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 | 38 | 3.8 | 36 | 3.6 |
Middle class | 300 | 30.3 | 302 | 30.5 |
Lower-middle class | 277 | 28.0 | 276 | 28.0 |
Lower class or grassroots | 325 | 32.8 | 321 | 32.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 48 | 4.8 | 52 | 5.2 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 35 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 96 | 9.7 | 99 | 10.0 |
No | 872 | 88.2 | 867 | 87.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.1 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 36 |