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 | 431 | 42.4 | 490 | 48.3 |
Female | 585 | 57.6 | 526 | 51.7 |
Total | 1016 | 100.0 | 1016 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 88 | 9.2 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 141 | 14.8 | 161 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 163 | 17.1 | 227 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 207 | 21.7 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 165 | 17.3 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 190 | 19.9 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 954 | 100.0 | 954 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 62 | 62 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 214 | 21.4 | 195 | 19.5 |
Secondary | 560 | 56.0 | 561 | 56.0 |
Tertiary or above | 226 | 22.6 | 245 | 24.5 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 15 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 556 | 56.6 | 559 | 56.6 |
Rent | 426 | 43.4 | 428 | 43.4 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 29 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 349 | 35.5 | 343 | 34.7 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 169 | 17.2 | 167 | 16.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 12 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.3 |
Private housing | 402 | 40.9 | 420 | 42.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 27 | 2.7 | 23 | 2.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 |
Staff quarters | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 988 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 32 | 28 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 185 | 18.7 | 216 | 21.8 |
Clerical and service workers | 203 | 20.5 | 214 | 21.6 |
Production workers | 125 | 12.6 | 146 | 14.7 |
Students | 100 | 10.1 | 73 | 7.3 |
Housewives | 164 | 16.5 | 142 | 14.3 |
Others | 214 | 21.6 | 201 | 20.3 |
Total | 991 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 23 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 48 | 4.8 | 50 | 5.0 |
Middle class | 300 | 30.1 | 302 | 30.2 |
Lower-middle class | 281 | 28.2 | 285 | 28.5 |
Lower class or grassroots | 315 | 31.6 | 313 | 31.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 48 | 4.8 | 45 | 4.5 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 16 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 94 | 9.4 | 96 | 9.6 |
No | 879 | 88.1 | 882 | 88.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 25 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.2 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 16 |