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 | 488 | 48.8 | 483 | 48.3 |
Female | 513 | 51.2 | 518 | 51.7 |
Total | 1001 | 100.0 | 1001 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 87 | 9.7 | 47 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 148 | 16.4 | 152 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 167 | 18.5 | 214 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 206 | 22.9 | 204 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 153 | 17.0 | 114 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 140 | 15.5 | 169 | 18.8 |
Total | 901 | 100.0 | 901 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 100 | 100 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 196 | 20.0 | 199 | 20.3 |
Secondary | 531 | 54.3 | 518 | 53.0 |
Tertiary or above | 251 | 25.7 | 260 | 26.7 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 23 | 25 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 530 | 55.6 | 529 | 55.6 |
Rent | 423 | 44.4 | 423 | 44.4 |
Total | 953 | 100.0 | 952 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 48 | 49 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 353 | 36.8 | 344 | 35.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 137 | 14.3 | 133 | 13.9 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Private housing | 426 | 44.4 | 437 | 45.5 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.6 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 19 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.9 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 960 | 100.0 | 958 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 41 | 43 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 199 | 20.8 | 212 | 22.3 |
Clerical and service workers | 225 | 23.6 | 231 | 24.2 |
Production workers | 119 | 12.5 | 116 | 12.2 |
Students | 92 | 9.6 | 64 | 6.7 |
Housewives | 159 | 16.6 | 159 | 16.6 |
Others | 161 | 16.9 | 172 | 18.0 |
Total | 955 | 100.0 | 954 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 46 | 47 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 43 | 4.4 | 44 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 315 | 32.3 | 313 | 32.1 |
Lower-middle class | 278 | 28.5 | 271 | 27.9 |
Lower class or grassroots | 288 | 29.5 | 294 | 30.1 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 49 | 5.0 | 49 | 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 | 73 | 7.5 | 76 | 7.8 |
No | 886 | 90.8 | 883 | 90.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.7 |
Total | 976 | 100.0 | 975 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 26 |