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 | 447 | 43.5 | 496 | 48.3 |
Female | 580 | 56.5 | 531 | 51.7 |
Total | 1027 | 100.0 | 1027 | 100.0 |
Age |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
18 - 20 | 81 | 8.0 | 53 | 5.2 |
21 - 29 | 157 | 15.6 | 170 | 16.9 |
30 - 39 | 208 | 20.6 | 239 | 23.8 |
40 - 49 | 240 | 23.8 | 228 | 22.6 |
50 - 59 | 181 | 18.0 | 128 | 12.7 |
60 or above | 141 | 14.0 | 189 | 18.8 |
Total | 1008 | 100.0 | 1008 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 19 | 19 |
Education attainment |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Primary or below | 203 | 19.9 | 205 | 20.1 |
Secondary | 540 | 52.8 | 527 | 51.7 |
Tertiary or above | 279 | 27.3 | 288 | 28.2 |
Total | 1022 | 100.0 | 1020 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 5 | 7 |
The type of ownership of your house is: |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Self-purchased, or | 581 | 57.2 | 572 | 56.5 |
Rent | 434 | 42.8 | 440 | 43.5 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 15 |
House type |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Public housing estate | 364 | 35.7 | 361 | 35.5 |
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 145 | 14.2 | 148 | 14.5 |
Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.0 |
Private housing | 452 | 44.3 | 447 | 43.9 |
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 14 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.5 |
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.6 |
Staff quarters | 15 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.6 |
Others | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 |
Total | 1020 | 100.0 | 1018 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 7 | 9 |
Occupation |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Executives and professionals | 213 | 21.0 | 228 | 22.5 |
Clerical and service workers | 221 | 21.8 | 222 | 22.0 |
Production workers | 120 | 11.8 | 121 | 11.9 |
Students | 99 | 9.8 | 76 | 7.5 |
Housewives | 188 | 18.5 | 162 | 16.0 |
Others | 174 | 17.1 | 203 | 20.1 |
Total | 1015 | 100.0 | 1012 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 12 | 15 |
Which class do you consider your family belongs to? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Upper class | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.6 |
Upper-middle class | 63 | 6.2 | 65 | 6.4 |
Middle class | 314 | 30.8 | 316 | 31.0 |
Lower-middle class | 323 | 31.7 | 314 | 30.9 |
Lower class or grassroots | 293 | 28.8 | 290 | 28.5 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 22 | 2.2 | 26 | 2.5 |
Total | 1019 | 100.0 | 1017 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 8 | 10 |
Is your family in negative equity? |
Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Yes | 100 | 9.8 | 96 | 9.4 |
No | 906 | 89.0 | 907 | 89.3 |
Don't know/ Hard to say | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
Total | 1018 | 100.0 | 1016 | 100.0 |
Missing case (s) | 9 | 11 |