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 | 444 | 43.4 | 494 | 48.3 |
Female | 580 | 56.6 | 530 | 51.7 |
Total | 1024 | 100.0 | 1024 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 75 | 7.9 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 122 | 12.8 | 161 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 160 | 16.8 | 226 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 247 | 25.9 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 180 | 18.9 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 169 | 17.7 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 953 | 100.0 | 953 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 71 | 71 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 207 | 20.4 | 185 | 18.2 |
Secondary | 545 | 53.7 | 526 | 51.8 |
Tertiary or above | 263 | 25.9 | 305 | 30.0 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1016 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 8 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 606 | 61.3 | 598 | 60.6 |
Rent | 383 | 38.7 | 389 | 39.4 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 35 | 37 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 331 | 33.7 | 331 | 33.7 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 148 | 15.1 | 142 | 14.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 459 | 46.7 | 462 | 47.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 6 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 982 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 42 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 196 | 19.7 | 228 | 22.9 |
Clerical and service workers | 199 | 20.0 | 213 | 21.5 |
Production workers | 117 | 11.8 | 117 | 11.8 |
Students | 87 | 8.7 | 79 | 7.9 |
Housewives | 205 | 20.6 | 164 | 16.6 |
Others | 191 | 19.2 | 192 | 19.3 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 29 | 31 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 43 | 4.3 | 42 | 4.2 |
Middle class | 318 | 31.7 | 321 | 32.0 |
Lower-middle class | 303 | 30.2 | 307 | 30.6 |
Lower class or grassroots | 300 | 29.9 | 298 | 29.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 37 | 3.7 | 34 | 3.4 |
Total | 1003 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 20 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 98 | 9.8 | 100 | 10.0 |
No | 884 | 88.4 | 882 | 88.2 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 18 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 24 | 24 |