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 | 433 | 42.4 | 493 | 48.3 |
Female | 589 | 57.6 | 529 | 51.7 |
Total | 1022 | 100.0 | 1022 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 83 | 8.7 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 134 | 14.1 | 161 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 188 | 19.7 | 226 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 253 | 26.5 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 173 | 18.2 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 122 | 12.8 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 953 | 100.0 | 953 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 69 | 69 |
Education Attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 165 | 16.3 | 180 | 17.8 |
Secondary | 581 | 57.4 | 553 | 54.7 |
Tertiary | 267 | 26.4 | 277 | 27.4 |
Total | 1013 | 100.0 | 1010 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 12 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 605 | 60.5 | 588 | 59.0 |
Rent? | 395 | 39.5 | 409 | 41.0 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 25 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 357 | 35.8 | 362 | 36.4 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 168 | 16.9 | 163 | 16.4 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private housing | 413 | 41.5 | 413 | 41.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.7 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 |
Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 28 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 206 | 20.9 | 219 | 22.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 229 | 23.2 | 230 | 23.3 |
Production workers | 111 | 11.2 | 116 | 11.8 |
Students | 90 | 9.1 | 69 | 7.0 |
Housewives | 188 | 19.0 | 162 | 16.5 |
Others | 164 | 16.6 | 188 | 19.1 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 37 |
Which 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 | 42 | 4.2 | 41 | 4.1 |
Middle class | 309 | 30.6 | 303 | 30.2 |
Lower-middle class | 314 | 31.1 | 313 | 31.1 |
Lower class or grassroots | 295 | 29.2 | 291 | 29.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 46 | 4.6 | 53 | 5.3 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 17 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 93 | 9.2 | 94 | 9.3 |
No | 897 | 88.9 | 895 | 88.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.8 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 15 |