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 | 470 | 46.6 | 487 | 48.3 |
Female | 538 | 53.4 | 521 | 51.7 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1008 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 88 | 9.6 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 139 | 15.2 | 154 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 157 | 17.2 | 217 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 217 | 23.8 | 207 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 158 | 17.3 | 116 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 153 | 16.8 | 171 | 18.8 |
Total | 912 | 100.0 | 912 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 96 | 96 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 193 | 19.4 | 195 | 19.6 |
Secondary | 557 | 56.0 | 541 | 54.5 |
Tertiary or above | 244 | 24.5 | 257 | 25.9 |
Total | 994 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 14 | 16 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 553 | 57.1 | 553 | 57.2 |
Rent | 415 | 42.9 | 414 | 42.8 |
Total | 968 | 100.0 | 967 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 40 | 41 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 353 | 36.5 | 343 | 35.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 152 | 15.7 | 155 | 16.0 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Private housing | 431 | 44.6 | 437 | 45.3 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
Total | 967 | 100.0 | 965 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 43 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 200 | 20.4 | 218 | 22.4 |
Clerical and service workers | 197 | 20.1 | 207 | 21.3 |
Production workers | 107 | 10.9 | 103 | 10.6 |
Students | 102 | 10.4 | 70 | 7.2 |
Housewives | 170 | 17.3 | 162 | 16.6 |
Others | 204 | 20.8 | 214 | 21.9 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 28 | 34 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Upper-middle class | 35 | 3.5 | 35 | 3.5 |
Middle class | 299 | 30.2 | 300 | 30.4 |
Lower-middle class | 297 | 30.0 | 299 | 30.3 |
Lower class or grassroots | 309 | 31.2 | 304 | 30.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 49 | 4.9 | 49 | 5.0 |
Total | 990 | 100.0 | 987 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 18 | 21 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 86 | 8.6 | 89 | 9.0 |
No | 891 | 89.5 | 884 | 89.1 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 18 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 13 | 16 |