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 | 441 | 43.9 | 485 | 48.3 |
Female | 563 | 56.1 | 519 | 51.7 |
Total | 1004 | 100.0 | 1004 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 80 | 8.4 | 50 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 141 | 14.7 | 162 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 170 | 17.8 | 227 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 227 | 23.7 | 217 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 176 | 18.4 | 121 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 163 | 17.0 | 180 | 18.8 |
Total | 957 | 100.0 | 957 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 47 | 47 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 193 | 19.4 | 185 | 18.6 |
Secondary | 536 | 53.8 | 527 | 52.9 |
Tertiary or above | 267 | 26.8 | 284 | 28.5 |
Total | 996 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 9 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 564 | 57.6 | 566 | 57.8 |
Rent | 416 | 42.4 | 413 | 42.2 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 24 | 25 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 356 | 36.2 | 346 | 35.2 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 164 | 16.7 | 172 | 17.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.7 |
Private housing | 405 | 41.2 | 403 | 41.0 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.1 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 20 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.2 |
Public temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
Private temporary housing | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 21 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 190 | 19.4 | 214 | 22.0 |
Clerical and service workers | 201 | 20.6 | 213 | 21.8 |
Production workers | 112 | 11.5 | 115 | 11.8 |
Students | 96 | 9.8 | 75 | 7.7 |
Housewives | 173 | 17.7 | 149 | 15.2 |
Others | 206 | 21.1 | 210 | 21.5 |
Total | 978 | 100.0 | 976 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 28 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Upper-middle class | 39 | 4.0 | 39 | 4.0 |
Middle class | 293 | 29.8 | 290 | 29.5 |
Lower-middle class | 300 | 30.5 | 299 | 30.3 |
Lower class or grassroots | 319 | 32.4 | 323 | 32.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 30 | 3.0 | 30 | 3.0 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 20 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 67 | 6.8 | 69 | 7.0 |
No | 898 | 91.3 | 896 | 91.0 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 984 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 19 |