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 | 470 | 46.4 | 488 | 48.3 |
Female | 542 | 53.6 | 524 | 51.7 |
Total | 1012 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 75 | 8.0 | 49 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 124 | 13.2 | 158 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 161 | 17.2 | 222 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 254 | 27.1 | 212 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 165 | 17.6 | 119 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 157 | 16.8 | 176 | 18.8 |
Total | 936 | 100.0 | 936 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 76 | 76 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 193 | 19.3 | 178 | 17.8 |
Secondary | 559 | 55.9 | 546 | 54.7 |
Tertiary or above | 248 | 24.8 | 274 | 27.5 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 13 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 560 | 57.0 | 561 | 57.1 |
Rent | 423 | 43.0 | 422 | 42.9 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 28 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 376 | 38.3 | 371 | 37.8 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 144 | 14.7 | 144 | 14.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.5 |
Private housing | 408 | 41.6 | 415 | 42.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 17 | 1.8 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 981 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 32 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 187 | 19.1 | 209 | 21.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 192 | 19.6 | 206 | 21.1 |
Production workers | 126 | 12.9 | 121 | 12.4 |
Students | 97 | 9.9 | 84 | 8.6 |
Housewives | 185 | 18.9 | 161 | 16.5 |
Others | 191 | 19.5 | 196 | 20.0 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 977 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 34 | 35 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Upper-middle class | 37 | 3.7 | 38 | 3.9 |
Middle class | 310 | 31.1 | 304 | 30.5 |
Lower-middle class | 307 | 30.8 | 311 | 31.2 |
Lower class or grassroots | 303 | 30.4 | 300 | 30.1 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 39 | 3.9 | 41 | 4.1 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 15 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 98 | 9.8 | 100 | 10.0 |
No | 880 | 88.3 | 880 | 88.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.7 |
Total | 997 | 100.0 | 998 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 14 |