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 | 470 | 46.9 | 484 | 48.3 |
Female | 533 | 53.1 | 519 | 51.7 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 85 | 9.2 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 122 | 13.3 | 156 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 173 | 18.8 | 219 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 247 | 26.8 | 208 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 142 | 15.4 | 117 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 151 | 16.4 | 173 | 18.8 |
Total | 920 | 100.0 | 920 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 83 | 83 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 186 | 18.8 | 184 | 18.6 |
Secondary | 534 | 53.9 | 517 | 52.4 |
Tertiary or above | 270 | 27.3 | 286 | 29.0 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 16 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 551 | 56.7 | 553 | 57.1 |
Rent | 421 | 43.3 | 416 | 42.9 |
Total | 972 | 100.0 | 969 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 34 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 345 | 35.5 | 340 | 35.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 143 | 14.7 | 142 | 14.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 20 | 2.1 | 18 | 1.9 |
Private housing | 421 | 43.4 | 428 | 44.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 19 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.1 |
Public temporary housing | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.6 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 971 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 186 | 19.3 | 200 | 20.8 |
Clerical and service workers | 203 | 21.0 | 212 | 22.0 |
Production workers | 129 | 13.4 | 130 | 13.5 |
Students | 98 | 10.1 | 76 | 7.9 |
Housewives | 157 | 16.3 | 141 | 14.6 |
Others | 193 | 20.0 | 204 | 21.1 |
Total | 966 | 100.0 | 963 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 40 |
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 | 28 | 2.9 | 27 | 2.7 |
Middle class | 281 | 28.6 | 282 | 28.8 |
Lower-middle class | 324 | 33.0 | 327 | 33.3 |
Lower class or grassroots | 309 | 31.5 | 304 | 30.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 37 | 3.8 | 39 | 4.0 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 22 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 107 | 10.9 | 109 | 11.1 |
No | 857 | 87.1 | 852 | 86.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 20 | 2.0 | 21 | 2.2 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 20 |