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 | 427 | 42.1 | 489 | 48.3 |
Female | 587 | 57.9 | 525 | 51.7 |
Total | 1014 | 100.0 | 1014 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 72 | 8.1 | 47 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 133 | 15.0 | 150 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 156 | 17.5 | 211 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 207 | 23.3 | 201 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 151 | 17.0 | 113 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 170 | 19.1 | 167 | 18.8 |
Total | 889 | 100.0 | 889 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 125 | 125 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 217 | 22.1 | 203 | 20.6 |
Secondary | 534 | 54.3 | 530 | 53.9 |
Tertiary or above | 233 | 23.7 | 251 | 25.6 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 30 | 30 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 489 | 51.5 | 495 | 52.1 |
Rent | 460 | 48.5 | 456 | 47.9 |
Total | 949 | 100.0 | 950 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 65 | 64 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 378 | 40.0 | 373 | 39.6 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 147 | 15.6 | 148 | 15.7 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 363 | 38.4 | 365 | 38.7 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 12 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.4 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 24 | 2.5 | 23 | 2.4 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 945 | 100.0 | 942 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 69 | 72 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 167 | 17.3 | 190 | 19.7 |
Clerical and service workers | 209 | 21.7 | 221 | 23.0 |
Production workers | 94 | 9.8 | 103 | 10.7 |
Students | 90 | 9.3 | 75 | 7.8 |
Housewives | 195 | 20.2 | 164 | 17.0 |
Others | 208 | 21.6 | 209 | 21.7 |
Total | 963 | 100.0 | 961 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 51 | 53 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper-middle class | 26 | 2.6 | 25 | 2.5 |
Middle class | 277 | 28.1 | 285 | 28.8 |
Lower-middle class | 286 | 29.0 | 285 | 28.8 |
Lower class or grassroots | 340 | 34.4 | 336 | 34.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 56 | 5.7 | 56 | 5.7 |
Total | 987 | 100.0 | 989 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 25 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 65 | 6.6 | 64 | 6.5 |
No | 889 | 90.4 | 892 | 90.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 29 | 3.0 | 30 | 3.1 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 29 |