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 | 466 | 45.4 | 495 | 48.3 |
Female | 560 | 54.6 | 531 | 51.7 |
Total | 1026 | 100.0 | 1026 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 83 | 9.0 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 126 | 13.6 | 156 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 159 | 17.2 | 220 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 215 | 23.2 | 209 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 167 | 18.1 | 117 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 175 | 18.9 | 174 | 18.8 |
Total | 925 | 100.0 | 925 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 101 | 101 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 209 | 20.6 | 195 | 19.2 |
Secondary | 557 | 54.9 | 548 | 54.1 |
Tertiary or above | 249 | 24.5 | 272 | 26.8 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1015 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 11 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 536 | 54.1 | 545 | 55.1 |
Rent | 454 | 45.9 | 444 | 44.9 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 989 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 37 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 360 | 36.1 | 350 | 35.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 148 | 14.9 | 146 | 14.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 430 | 43.2 | 442 | 44.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 21 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.1 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 30 | 30 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 177 | 17.9 | 203 | 20.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 224 | 22.6 | 232 | 23.5 |
Production workers | 119 | 12.0 | 125 | 12.6 |
Students | 98 | 9.9 | 78 | 7.9 |
Housewives | 157 | 15.9 | 144 | 14.6 |
Others | 214 | 21.6 | 208 | 21.0 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 990 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 36 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 41 | 4.1 | 40 | 4.0 |
Middle class | 319 | 31.7 | 334 | 33.2 |
Lower-middle class | 293 | 29.1 | 292 | 29.0 |
Lower class or grassroots | 289 | 28.7 | 279 | 27.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 63 | 6.3 | 61 | 6.1 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 96 | 9.5 | 98 | 9.8 |
No | 882 | 87.7 | 880 | 87.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 28 | 2.8 | 26 | 2.5 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 22 |