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 | 492 | 48.5 | 490 | 48.3 |
Female | 523 | 51.5 | 525 | 51.7 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1015 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 80 | 8.6 | 48 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 152 | 16.4 | 156 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 172 | 18.6 | 220 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 219 | 23.7 | 209 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 156 | 16.9 | 117 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 146 | 15.8 | 174 | 18.8 |
Total | 925 | 100.0 | 925 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 90 | 90 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 181 | 18.1 | 179 | 18.0 |
Secondary | 537 | 53.8 | 527 | 53.0 |
Tertiary or above | 280 | 28.1 | 288 | 29.0 |
Total | 998 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 20 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 566 | 57.6 | 560 | 57.3 |
Rent | 416 | 42.4 | 417 | 42.7 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 978 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 33 | 37 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 363 | 36.7 | 357 | 36.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 161 | 16.3 | 157 | 15.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Private housing | 414 | 41.9 | 422 | 42.8 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.3 |
Others | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 989 | 100.0 | 986 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 29 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 237 | 24.2 | 248 | 25.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 203 | 20.7 | 214 | 22.0 |
Production workers | 113 | 11.5 | 109 | 11.2 |
Students | 100 | 10.2 | 71 | 7.4 |
Housewives | 154 | 15.7 | 145 | 14.9 |
Others | 172 | 17.6 | 184 | 19.0 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 971 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 36 | 44 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper-middle class | 43 | 4.3 | 41 | 4.2 |
Middle class | 288 | 28.9 | 292 | 29.4 |
Lower-middle class | 313 | 31.5 | 307 | 30.9 |
Lower class or grassroots | 316 | 31.8 | 317 | 32.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 35 | 3.5 | 36 | 3.6 |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 993 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 22 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 87 | 8.8 | 88 | 8.9 |
No | 890 | 89.6 | 885 | 89.4 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 16 | 1.6 | 17 | 1.7 |
Total | 993 | 100.0 | 990 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 22 | 25 |