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 | 478 | 46.8 | 493 | 48.3 |
Female | 544 | 53.2 | 529 | 51.7 |
Total | 1022 | 100.0 | 1022 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 80 | 8.6 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 147 | 15.7 | 158 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 159 | 17.0 | 222 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 241 | 25.8 | 212 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 173 | 18.5 | 119 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 135 | 14.4 | 175 | 18.8 |
Total | 935 | 100.0 | 935 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 87 | 87 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 204 | 20.2 | 206 | 20.4 |
Secondary | 557 | 55.1 | 541 | 53.6 |
Tertiary or above | 249 | 24.7 | 262 | 26.0 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1009 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 13 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 548 | 55.0 | 549 | 55.0 |
Rent | 449 | 45.0 | 449 | 45.0 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 24 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 373 | 37.3 | 362 | 36.3 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 155 | 15.5 | 153 | 15.4 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.5 |
Private housing | 421 | 42.1 | 429 | 43.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 10 | 1.0 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 24 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 188 | 19.0 | 198 | 20.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 212 | 21.4 | 219 | 22.2 |
Production workers | 155 | 15.6 | 143 | 14.5 |
Students | 95 | 9.6 | 75 | 7.6 |
Housewives | 151 | 15.2 | 133 | 13.4 |
Others | 190 | 19.2 | 221 | 22.3 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 989 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 33 |
Which 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 | 46 | 4.6 | 46 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 315 | 31.2 | 315 | 31.2 |
Lower-middle class | 297 | 29.4 | 298 | 29.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 316 | 31.3 | 311 | 30.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 35 | 3.5 | 37 | 3.7 |
Total | 1010 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 15 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 110 | 10.9 | 113 | 11.2 |
No | 859 | 85.5 | 852 | 85.1 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 36 | 3.6 | 37 | 3.7 |
Total | 1005 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 20 |