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 | 409 | 40.7 | 485 | 48.3 |
Female | 595 | 59.3 | 519 | 51.7 |
Total | 1,004 | 100.0 | 1,004 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 94 | 10.4 | 47 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 122 | 13.5 | 153 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 162 | 17.9 | 215 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 205 | 22.7 | 205 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 157 | 17.3 | 115 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 165 | 18.2 | 170 | 18.8 |
Total | 905 | 100.0 | 905 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 99 | 99 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 221 | 22.4 | 201 | 20.3 |
Secondary | 531 | 53.7 | 518 | 52.4 |
Tertiary or above | 236 | 23.9 | 269 | 27.2 |
Total | 988 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 17 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 553 | 57.6 | 557 | 57.9 |
Rent | 407 | 42.4 | 404 | 42.1 |
Total | 960 | 100.0 | 961 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 44 | 43 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 368 | 38.3 | 362 | 37.6 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 139 | 14.5 | 140 | 14.6 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 411 | 42.8 | 418 | 43.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.1 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.6 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Total | 960 | 100.0 | 962 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 44 | 42 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 179 | 18.5 | 208 | 21.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 188 | 19.4 | 201 | 20.9 |
Production workers | 118 | 12.2 | 126 | 13.1 |
Students | 97 | 10.0 | 65 | 6.8 |
Housewives | 198 | 20.5 | 170 | 17.7 |
Others | 187 | 19.3 | 191 | 19.9 |
Total | 967 | 100.0 | 961 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 37 | 43 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 40 | 4.1 | 41 | 4.2 |
Middle class | 293 | 29.8 | 296 | 30.2 |
Lower-middle class | 308 | 31.4 | 310 | 31.7 |
Lower class or grassroots | 290 | 29.5 | 284 | 29.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 47 | 4.8 | 42 | 4.3 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 24 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 90 | 9.2 | 95 | 9.7 |
No | 862 | 88.1 | 853 | 87.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 26 | 2.7 | 28 | 2.9 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 28 |