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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 | 433 | 42.4 | 493 | 48.3 |
| Female | 589 | 57.6 | 529 | 51.7 |
| Total | 1022 | 100.0 | 1022 | 100.0 |
| Age |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 18 - 20 | 83 | 8.7 | 50 | 5.2 |
| 21 - 29 | 134 | 14.1 | 161 | 16.9 |
| 30 - 39 | 188 | 19.7 | 226 | 23.8 |
| 40 - 49 | 253 | 26.5 | 216 | 22.6 |
| 50 - 59 | 173 | 18.2 | 121 | 12.7 |
| 60 or above | 122 | 12.8 | 179 | 18.8 |
| Total | 953 | 100.0 | 953 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 69 | 69 | ||
| Education Attainment |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Primary or below | 165 | 16.3 | 180 | 17.8 |
| Secondary | 581 | 57.4 | 553 | 54.7 |
| Tertiary | 267 | 26.4 | 277 | 27.4 |
| Total | 1013 | 100.0 | 1010 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 9 | 12 | ||
| The type of ownership of your house is: |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Self-purchased, or | 605 | 60.5 | 588 | 59.0 |
| Rent? | 395 | 39.5 | 409 | 41.0 |
| Total | 1000 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 22 | 25 | ||
| House type |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Public housing estate | 357 | 35.8 | 362 | 36.4 |
| Housing Authority subsidized sale flats | 168 | 16.9 | 163 | 16.4 |
| Housing Society subsidized sale flats | 16 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Private housing | 413 | 41.5 | 413 | 41.5 |
| Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Public temporary housing | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Private temporary housing | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Staff quarters | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Total | 996 | 100.0 | 994 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 26 | 28 | ||
| Occupation |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Executives and professionals | 206 | 20.9 | 219 | 22.3 |
| Clerical and service workers | 229 | 23.2 | 230 | 23.3 |
| Production workers | 111 | 11.2 | 116 | 11.8 |
| Students | 90 | 9.1 | 69 | 7.0 |
| Housewives | 188 | 19.0 | 162 | 16.5 |
| Others | 164 | 16.6 | 188 | 19.1 |
| Total | 988 | 100.0 | 985 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 34 | 37 | ||
| 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 | 42 | 4.2 | 41 | 4.1 |
| Middle class | 309 | 30.6 | 303 | 30.2 |
| Lower-middle class | 314 | 31.1 | 313 | 31.1 |
| Lower class or grassroots | 295 | 29.2 | 291 | 29.0 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 46 | 4.6 | 53 | 5.3 |
| Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 13 | 17 | ||
| Is your family in negative equity? |
| Raw sample | Weighted sample | |||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Yes | 93 | 9.2 | 94 | 9.3 |
| No | 897 | 88.9 | 895 | 88.9 |
| Don't know/ Hard to say | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Total | 1009 | 100.0 | 1007 | 100.0 |
| Missing case (s) | 13 | 15 | ||