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 | 468 | 45.9 | 492 | 48.3 |
Female | 551 | 54.1 | 527 | 51.7 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1019 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 70 | 7.6 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 129 | 14.0 | 156 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 193 | 21.0 | 219 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 240 | 26.1 | 209 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 143 | 15.5 | 117 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 146 | 15.9 | 173 | 18.8 |
Total | 921 | 100.0 | 921 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 98 | 98 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 176 | 17.5 | 178 | 17.8 |
Secondary | 565 | 56.2 | 541 | 54.0 |
Tertiary or above | 264 | 26.3 | 283 | 28.2 |
Total | 1005 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 17 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 571 | 57.1 | 568 | 57.0 |
Rent | 429 | 42.9 | 428 | 43.0 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 996 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 23 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 335 | 33.9 | 336 | 34.1 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 159 | 16.1 | 156 | 15.8 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 |
Private housing | 435 | 44.0 | 436 | 44.2 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.2 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.7 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Prvate temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 34 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 217 | 22.1 | 228 | 23.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 213 | 21.7 | 216 | 22.1 |
Production workers | 123 | 12.5 | 120 | 12.3 |
Students | 86 | 8.8 | 77 | 7.9 |
Housewives | 168 | 17.1 | 146 | 15.0 |
Others | 175 | 17.8 | 191 | 19.5 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 979 | 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 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
Upper-middle class | 37 | 3.7 | 35 | 3.6 |
Middle class | 298 | 29.8 | 300 | 30.1 |
Lower-middle class | 307 | 30.7 | 305 | 30.5 |
Lower class or grassroots | 307 | 30.7 | 305 | 30.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 45 | 4.5 | 47 | 4.7 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 22 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 68 | 6.8 | 69 | 6.8 |
No | 916 | 91.1 | 911 | 90.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 23 | 2.3 |
Total | 1005 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 17 |