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 |