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 |