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 | 446 | 44.6 | 483 | 48.3 |
Female | 554 | 55.4 | 517 | 51.7 |
Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 72 | 7.3 | 51 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 141 | 14.4 | 166 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 176 | 18.0 | 233 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 278 | 28.4 | 222 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 158 | 16.1 | 124 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 155 | 15.8 | 184 | 18.8 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 980 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 20 | 20 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 182 | 18.3 | 177 | 17.9 |
Secondary | 528 | 53.2 | 509 | 51.3 |
Tertiary or above | 282 | 28.4 | 306 | 30.8 |
Total | 992 | 100.0 | 992 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 8 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 573 | 58.4 | 570 | 58.1 |
Rent | 408 | 41.6 | 411 | 41.9 |
Total | 981 | 100.0 | 981 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 324 | 33.0 | 324 | 32.9 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 146 | 14.9 | 140 | 14.2 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
Private housing | 455 | 46.3 | 464 | 47.1 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 20 | 2.0 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.9 |
Private temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Staff quarters | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.9 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 15 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 205 | 20.9 | 221 | 22.6 |
Clerical and service workers | 196 | 20.0 | 201 | 20.5 |
Production workers | 119 | 12.2 | 117 | 12.0 |
Students | 83 | 8.5 | 72 | 7.4 |
Housewives | 187 | 19.1 | 163 | 16.6 |
Others | 189 | 19.3 | 204 | 20.9 |
Total | 979 | 100.0 | 979 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 21 | 21 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
Upper-middle class | 45 | 4.6 | 44 | 4.5 |
Middle class | 314 | 31.9 | 317 | 32.2 |
Lower-middle class | 320 | 32.5 | 320 | 32.5 |
Lower class or grassroots | 260 | 26.4 | 255 | 25.8 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 41 | 4.2 | 44 | 4.5 |
Total | 985 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 15 | 15 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 89 | 9.1 | 88 | 8.9 |
No | 880 | 89.5 | 882 | 89.7 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.4 |
Total | 983 | 100.0 | 984 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 17 | 16 |