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 | 452 | 44.1 | 494 | 48.3 |
| Female | 572 | 55.9 | 530 | 51.7 |
| Total | 1024 | 100.0 | 1024 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 84 | 9.0 | 49 | 5.2 |
| 21 - 29 | 134 | 14.3 | 158 | 16.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 176 | 18.8 | 223 | 23.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 211 | 22.5 | 212 | 22.6 |
| 50 - 59 | 180 | 19.2 | 119 | 12.7 |
| 60 or above | 152 | 16.2 | 176 | 18.8 |
| Total | 937 | 100.0 | 937 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 87 | 87 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 194 | 19.3 | 191 | 19.1 |
| Secondary | 536 | 53.4 | 513 | 51.3 |
| Tertiary or above | 274 | 27.3 | 296 | 29.6 |
| Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 20 | 24 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is: |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 559 | 57.0 | 556 | 56.9 |
| Rent | 422 | 43.0 | 422 | 43.1 |
| Total | 981 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 43 | 46 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 346 | 35.2 | 341 | 34.9 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 137 | 13.9 | 134 | 13.6 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Private housing | 447 | 45.5 | 449 | 45.9 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
| Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Total | 983 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 41 | 45 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 205 | 20.8 | 225 | 23.0 |
| Clerical and service workers | 230 | 23.3 | 237 | 24.2 |
| Production workers | 123 | 12.5 | 121 | 12.3 |
| Students | 87 | 8.8 | 64 | 6.5 |
| Housewives | 148 | 15.0 | 129 | 13.1 |
| Others | 193 | 19.6 | 205 | 20.9 |
| Total | 986 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 38 | 45 | ||
| 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 | 39 | 3.9 | 38 | 3.8 |
| Middle class | 314 | 31.3 | 315 | 31.5 |
| Lower-middle class | 271 | 27.0 | 269 | 26.9 |
| Lower class or grassroots | 321 | 32.0 | 318 | 31.8 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 55 | 5.5 | 58 | 5.8 |
| Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 21 | 23 | ||
| Is your family in negative equity? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Yes | 100 | 9.9 | 100 | 9.9 |
| No | 886 | 88.0 | 885 | 88.0 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 17 | 18 | ||







