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 | 488 | 47.2 | 499 | 48.3 |
| Female | 546 | 52.8 | 535 | 51.7 |
| Total | 1034 | 100.0 | 1034 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 85 | 9.0 | 49 | 5.2 |
| 21 - 29 | 145 | 15.4 | 159 | 16.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 173 | 18.4 | 224 | 23.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 255 | 27.1 | 213 | 22.6 |
| 50 - 59 | 151 | 16.0 | 120 | 12.7 |
| 60 or above | 133 | 14.1 | 177 | 18.8 |
| Total | 942 | 100.0 | 942 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 92 | 92 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 199 | 19.5 | 211 | 20.7 |
| Secondary | 582 | 57.1 | 562 | 55.3 |
| Tertiary or above | 238 | 23.4 | 244 | 24.0 |
| Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1017 | 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 | 587 | 58.4 | 583 | 58.1 |
| Rent | 418 | 41.6 | 421 | 41.9 |
| Total | 1005 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 29 | 30 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 377 | 37.1 | 376 | 37.1 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 158 | 15.6 | 158 | 15.6 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Private housing | 425 | 41.9 | 424 | 41.9 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.2 |
| Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Staff quarters | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Others | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1013 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 19 | 21 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 226 | 22.6 | 234 | 23.6 |
| Clerical and service workers | 215 | 21.5 | 215 | 21.6 |
| Production workers | 110 | 11.0 | 108 | 10.8 |
| Students | 91 | 9.1 | 68 | 6.8 |
| Housewives | 167 | 16.7 | 154 | 15.5 |
| Others | 191 | 19.1 | 215 | 21.7 |
| Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 34 | 40 | ||
| 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 | 43 | 4.2 | 42 | 4.1 |
| Middle class | 305 | 29.9 | 302 | 29.7 |
| Lower-middle class | 324 | 31.8 | 321 | 31.6 |
| Lower class or grassroots | 301 | 29.5 | 306 | 30.0 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 44 | 4.3 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 15 | 17 | ||
| Is your family in negative equity? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Yes | 104 | 10.2 | 104 | 10.2 |
| No | 897 | 88.3 | 895 | 88.2 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 15 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.5 |
| Total | 1016 | 100.0 | 1014 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 18 | 20 | ||







