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 | 437 | 42.8 | 492 | 48.3 |
Female | 583 | 57.2 | 528 | 51.7 |
Total | 1020 | 100.0 | 1020 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 97 | 10.2 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 144 | 15.1 | 161 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 165 | 17.3 | 226 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 254 | 26.7 | 216 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 145 | 15.2 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 147 | 15.4 | 179 | 18.8 |
Total | 952 | 100.0 | 952 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 68 | 68 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 169 | 16.7 | 173 | 17.2 |
Secondary | 592 | 58.7 | 571 | 56.8 |
Tertiary or above | 248 | 24.6 | 262 | 26.0 |
Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1006 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 11 | 14 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 538 | 55.0 | 534 | 54.7 |
Rent | 441 | 45.0 | 442 | 45.3 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 44 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 374 | 38.4 | 369 | 38.0 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 127 | 13.0 | 130 | 13.3 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 424 | 43.5 | 423 | 43.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.5 |
Private temporary housing | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Staff quarters | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.7 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 974 | 100.0 | 973 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 47 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 196 | 19.6 | 217 | 21.7 |
Clerical and service workers | 220 | 22.0 | 226 | 22.6 |
Production workers | 123 | 12.3 | 131 | 13.1 |
Students | 107 | 10.7 | 72 | 7.2 |
Housewives | 186 | 18.6 | 160 | 16.1 |
Others | 169 | 16.9 | 191 | 19.2 |
Total | 1001 | 100.0 | 999 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 21 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.6 |
Upper-middle class | 41 | 4.1 | 41 | 4.1 |
Middle class | 268 | 26.6 | 272 | 27.0 |
Lower-middle class | 342 | 34.0 | 336 | 33.4 |
Lower class or grassroots | 306 | 30.4 | 309 | 30.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 45 | 4.5 | 44 | 4.4 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 13 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 83 | 8.3 | 84 | 8.4 |
No | 904 | 90.0 | 901 | 89.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.7 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1002 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 16 | 18 |