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 | 436 | 42.9 | 491 | 48.3 |
Female | 581 | 57.1 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1017 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 92 | 9.9 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 142 | 15.2 | 158 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 166 | 17.8 | 222 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 235 | 25.2 | 211 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 165 | 17.7 | 119 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 134 | 14.3 | 175 | 18.8 |
Total | 934 | 100.0 | 934 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 83 | 83 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 200 | 20.0 | 201 | 20.1 |
Secondary | 549 | 55.0 | 529 | 53.1 |
Tertiary or above | 250 | 25.0 | 267 | 26.8 |
Total | 999 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 20 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 546 | 56.2 | 546 | 56.5 |
Rent | 426 | 43.8 | 421 | 43.5 |
Total | 972 | 100.0 | 967 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 45 | 50 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 352 | 36.1 | 340 | 35.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 159 | 16.3 | 157 | 16.1 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 407 | 41.7 | 414 | 42.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 21 | 2.2 | 22 | 2.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 17 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.9 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 976 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 46 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 173 | 17.6 | 189 | 19.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 210 | 21.3 | 223 | 22.8 |
Production workers | 115 | 11.7 | 120 | 12.3 |
Students | 115 | 11.7 | 82 | 8.3 |
Housewives | 180 | 18.3 | 154 | 15.7 |
Others | 192 | 19.5 | 210 | 21.5 |
Total | 985 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 39 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 24 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.1 |
Middle class | 282 | 28.4 | 279 | 28.3 |
Lower-middle class | 277 | 27.9 | 282 | 28.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 359 | 36.2 | 351 | 35.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 47 | 4.7 | 52 | 5.2 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 31 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 103 | 10.4 | 105 | 10.6 |
No | 870 | 87.8 | 863 | 87.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 18 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 30 |