Only 22.1 percent of office workers in Taiwan own their homes, and 87.01 percent of homeowners are burdened with home loans, according to the results of a poll published Friday by 1111 Job Bank. Among homeowners, 82.18 percent use their houses themselves, while others rent out their houses or have relatives living in them, the poll found. Meanwhile, 76.24 percent of homeowners bought their houses themselves, with 51.49 percent using only their own money and 24.75 percent receiving financial support from their parents, the study showed. According to the poll, those with home loans spend an average 38 percent of their monthly salaries repaying their debts, with 13.43 percent of them using between 51 percent and 60 percent of their monthly salaries. Asked to rate the level of financial pressure they are under based on a scale of 0-100 points, 22.39 percent of those with loans ranked themselves between 91 and 100. The average ranking given by those with loans was 63. It also found that females felt more financial pressure than males. Ho Chi- sheng, a public relations chief at the job bank, said that was because men are normally better paid and had a better chance of receiving financial assistance from their parents as the purchases are usually made to raise a family. Most women purchased houses as an investment, Ho said. By industrial sector, office workers in the real estate sector were found more likely to own homes than workers in other sectors. The online poll was conducted between March 26 and April 8, with 1,097 valid samples collected. It had a confidence level of 95 percent and a 2.95 percent margin of error. 