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 | 461 | 46.1 | 483 | 48.3 |
| Female | 540 | 53.9 | 518 | 51.7 |
| Total | 1001 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 100 | 11.0 | 48 | 5.2 |
| 21 - 29 | 135 | 14.8 | 154 | 16.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 149 | 16.3 | 217 | 23.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 219 | 24.0 | 207 | 22.6 |
| 50 - 59 | 172 | 18.8 | 116 | 12.7 |
| 60 or above | 138 | 15.1 | 171 | 18.8 |
| Total | 913 | 100.0 | 913 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 88 | 88 | ||
| Education attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 187 | 19.0 | 181 | 18.3 |
| Secondary | 545 | 55.4 | 534 | 54.2 |
| Tertiary or above | 251 | 25.5 | 270 | 27.4 |
| Total | 983 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 18 | 15 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is: |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 586 | 60.4 | 590 | 60.6 |
| Rent | 384 | 39.6 | 384 | 39.4 |
| Total | 970 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 31 | 27 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 346 | 35.4 | 338 | 34.5 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 166 | 17.0 | 162 | 16.5 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Private housing | 413 | 42.2 | 430 | 43.8 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Private temporary housing | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 10 | 1.0 |
| Others | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 978 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 23 | 20 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 193 | 19.9 | 221 | 22.8 |
| Clerical and service workers | 219 | 22.6 | 228 | 23.5 |
| Production workers | 102 | 10.5 | 101 | 10.4 |
| Students | 101 | 10.4 | 64 | 6.6 |
| Housewives | 163 | 16.8 | 144 | 14.8 |
| Others | 193 | 19.9 | 212 | 21.8 |
| Total | 971 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 30 | 30 | ||
| Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Upper-middle class | 41 | 4.2 | 39 | 4.0 |
| Middle class | 256 | 26.3 | 255 | 26.1 |
| Lower-middle class | 325 | 33.3 | 320 | 32.9 |
| Lower class or grassroots | 308 | 31.6 | 311 | 31.9 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 45 | 4.6 | 50 | 5.1 |
| Total | 975 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 26 | 27 | ||
| Is your family in negative equity? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Yes | 80 | 8.2 | 81 | 8.3 |
| No | 875 | 89.7 | 870 | 89.6 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 20 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Total | 975 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 26 | 30 | ||







