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 | 429 | 42.1 | 492 | 48.3 |
Female | 590 | 57.9 | 527 | 51.7 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1019 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 94 | 9.8 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 132 | 13.8 | 162 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 180 | 18.8 | 227 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 248 | 25.9 | 217 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 165 | 17.2 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 138 | 14.4 | 180 | 18.8 |
Total | 957 | 100.0 | 957 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 62 | 62 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 176 | 17.5 | 174 | 17.3 |
Secondary | 555 | 55.1 | 537 | 53.4 |
Tertiary or above | 277 | 27.5 | 296 | 29.4 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 13 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 589 | 59.6 | 595 | 60.2 |
Rent | 399 | 40.4 | 392 | 39.8 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 32 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 346 | 35.1 | 336 | 34.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 173 | 17.6 | 174 | 17.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 416 | 42.2 | 424 | 43.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 985 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 35 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 196 | 19.9 | 219 | 22.2 |
Clerical and service workers | 229 | 23.2 | 228 | 23.1 |
Production workers | 91 | 9.2 | 96 | 9.7 |
Students | 111 | 11.2 | 86 | 8.7 |
Housewives | 180 | 18.2 | 154 | 15.6 |
Others | 180 | 18.2 | 203 | 20.7 |
Total | 987 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 34 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 39 | 3.9 | 39 | 3.9 |
Middle class | 310 | 30.9 | 303 | 30.2 |
Lower-middle class | 319 | 31.8 | 317 | 31.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 294 | 29.3 | 300 | 29.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 38 | 3.8 | 39 | 3.9 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 16 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 74 | 7.4 | 75 | 7.5 |
No | 908 | 90.3 | 902 | 89.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 24 | 2.4 | 27 | 2.7 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 14 |