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 | ||







