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 | 436 | 43.3 | 486 | 48.3 |
Female | 571 | 56.7 | 521 | 51.7 |
Total | 1007 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 81 | 8.3 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 142 | 14.5 | 166 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 181 | 18.5 | 233 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 236 | 24.1 | 222 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 178 | 18.2 | 124 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 162 | 16.5 | 184 | 18.8 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 27 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 201 | 20.5 | 191 | 19.5 |
Secondary | 526 | 53.7 | 508 | 51.9 |
Tertiary or above | 253 | 25.8 | 280 | 28.6 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 27 | 27 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 519 | 54.5 | 524 | 55.1 |
Rent | 433 | 45.5 | 427 | 44.9 |
Total | 952 | 100.0 | 950 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 55 | 57 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 365 | 37.9 | 351 | 36.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 145 | 15.1 | 148 | 15.4 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
Private housing | 402 | 41.8 | 412 | 42.9 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 13 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.3 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 13 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Staff quarters | 11 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.1 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 962 | 100.0 | 960 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 45 | 47 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 196 | 20.1 | 226 | 23.2 |
Clerical and service workers | 193 | 19.8 | 203 | 20.8 |
Production workers | 121 | 12.4 | 124 | 12.7 |
Students | 88 | 9.0 | 69 | 7.0 |
Housewives | 197 | 20.2 | 162 | 16.6 |
Others | 181 | 18.5 | 191 | 19.6 |
Total | 976 | 100.0 | 974 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 31 | 33 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.4 |
Upper-middle class | 44 | 4.5 | 43 | 4.4 |
Middle class | 282 | 28.7 | 287 | 29.3 |
Lower-middle class | 319 | 32.5 | 326 | 33.2 |
Lower class or grassroots | 292 | 29.8 | 284 | 28.9 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 39 | 4.0 | 36 | 3.7 |
Total | 981 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 26 | 26 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 94 | 9.6 | 93 | 9.5 |
No | 867 | 88.3 | 870 | 88.6 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 21 | 2.1 | 19 | 1.9 |
Total | 982 | 100.0 | 982 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 25 | 25 |