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 | ||







