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 | 460 | 44.9 | 494 | 48.3 |
Female | 564 | 55.1 | 530 | 51.7 |
Total | 1024 | 100.0 | 1024 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 79 | 8.3 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 135 | 14.1 | 162 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 165 | 17.3 | 227 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 276 | 28.9 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 179 | 18.7 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 122 | 12.8 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 956 | 100.0 | 956 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 68 | 68 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 190 | 18.8 | 191 | 18.9 |
Secondary | 564 | 55.7 | 538 | 53.2 |
Tertiary or above | 258 | 25.5 | 283 | 27.9 |
Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 12 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 600 | 59.8 | 602 | 60.1 |
Rent | 403 | 40.2 | 400 | 39.9 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1003 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 21 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 335 | 33.3 | 329 | 32.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 172 | 17.1 | 172 | 17.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.6 |
Private housing | 435 | 43.2 | 436 | 43.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 20 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.9 |
Private temporary housing | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
Total | 1006 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 22 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 198 | 19.8 | 212 | 21.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 238 | 23.8 | 237 | 23.7 |
Production workers | 115 | 11.5 | 112 | 11.2 |
Students | 83 | 8.3 | 69 | 6.9 |
Housewives | 199 | 19.9 | 165 | 16.5 |
Others | 169 | 16.9 | 203 | 20.3 |
Total | 1002 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 26 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 39 | 3.9 | 39 | 3.9 |
Middle class | 298 | 29.6 | 299 | 29.7 |
Lower-middle class | 322 | 32.0 | 319 | 31.7 |
Lower class or grassroots | 305 | 30.3 | 308 | 30.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 43 | 4.3 | 41 | 4.1 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 17 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 105 | 10.4 | 105 | 10.4 |
No | 886 | 87.9 | 883 | 87.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 17 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |