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In general, are you satisfied with the Budget announced by the Financial Secretary? |
| Date of survey | Sub-sample base | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 3.2% | 35.9% | 26.6% | 18.7% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 484 | 0.1 | 1/2/2012 | 826* | 4.3% | 33.8% | 33.2% | 17.6% | 8.3% | 2.7% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 804 | 0.1 | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 2.6% | 17.5% | 23.9% | 27.6% | 25.6% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 2.4 | 500 | 0.1 | 23/2/2011 | 911* | 3.2% | 24.1% | 34.5% | 22.8% | 12.5% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 884 | 0.1 | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 4.6% | 34.2% | 26.4% | 20.4% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 476 | 0.1 | 24/2/2010 | 724* | 6.1% | 40.4% | 35.5% | 10.3% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 698 | 0.1 | 26/2/2009 | 522 | 2.8% | 20.7% | 33.7% | 22.0% | 12.4% | 8.3% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 478 | 0.1 | 25/2/2009 | 669* | 3.4% | 26.8% | 42.8% | 15.5% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 636 | 0.1 | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 13.5% | 58.9% | 17.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 3.7 | 556 | 0.1 | 27/2/2008 | 811* | 15.0% | 53.5% | 20.7% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 3.8 | 768 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 673* | 9.4% | 53.0% | 24.6% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 649 | 0.1 | 22/2/2006 | 577* | 5.6% | 44.6% | 26.3% | 14.3% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 550 | 0.1 | 16/3/2005 | 544* | 5.2% | 42.3% | 29.0% | 9.4% | 1.9% | 12.3% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 478 | 0.1 | 10/3/2004 | 395* | 2.1% | 35.0% | 33.2% | 10.4% | 1.3% | 18.0% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 324 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 495* | 1.4% | 18.5% | 23.2% | 35.1% | 14.5% | 7.3% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 459 | 0.1 | 6/3/2002 | 539* | 3.4% | 43.8% | 22.9% | 13.8% | 3.6% | 12.6% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 472 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 263* | 3.4% | 53.6% | 24.7% | 11.9% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 248 | 0.1 | 8/3/2000 | 643* | 7.9% | 62.4% | 11.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 13.8% | 100.0% | 3.9 | 553 | 0.1 | 3/3/1999 | 598* | 2.0% | 43.8% | 27.1% | 8.5% | 1.5% | 17.1% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 496 | 0.1 | 18/2/1998 | 638* | 4.2% | 50.5% | 19.5% | 6.9% | 0.5% | 18.3% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 520 | 0.1 |
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| Date of survey | Sub-sample base | Satisfied | Half-half | Dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 39.0% | 26.6% | 30.3% | 4.0% | 100.0% | 1/2/2012 | 826* | 38.2% | 33.2% | 26.0% | 2.7% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 20.1% | 23.9% | 53.1% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 23/2/2011 | 911* | 27.3% | 34.5% | 35.3% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 38.8% | 26.4% | 26.8% | 8.0% | 100.0% | 24/2/2010 | 724* | 46.5% | 35.5% | 14.4% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 522 | 23.5% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 8.3% | 100.0% | 25/2/2009 | 669* | 30.2% | 42.8% | 22.2% | 4.9% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 72.4% | 17.8% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 27/2/2008 | 811* | 68.4% | 20.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 673* | 62.4% | 24.6% | 9.4% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 577* | 50.2% | 26.3% | 18.9% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 544* | 47.5% | 29.0% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 395* | 37.1% | 33.2% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 495* | 19.9% | 23.2% | 49.6% | 7.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 539* | 47.2% | 22.9% | 17.4% | 12.6% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 263* | 57.0% | 24.7% | 12.8% | 5.5% | 100.0% | 8/3/2000 | 643* | 70.3% | 11.8% | 4.0% | 13.8% | 100.0% | 3/3/1999 | 598* | 45.8% | 27.1% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 100.0% | 18/2/1998 | 638* | 54.7% | 19.5% | 7.4% | 18.3% | 100.0% |
Please rate your level of satisfaction with the Budget delivered by John Tsang, with 0 indicating absolutely dissatisfied, 100 indicating absolutely satisfied and 50 indicating half-half. How will you rate this year's Budget? |
| Date of survey | Number of Raters | Support Rating | Standard Error | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 490 | 52.6 | 0.9 | 1/2/2012 | 817* | 57.0 | 0.7 | 24-25/2/2011 | 507 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 23/2/2011 | 891* | 51.5 | 0.7 | 25-27/2/2010 | 487 | 56.3 | 0.9 | 24/2/2010 | 704* | 60.8 | 0.7 | 26/2/2009 | 492 | 51.0 | 0.8 | 25/2/2009 | 637* | 54.8 | 0.7 | 28/2/2008 | 501 | 71.5 | 0.7 | 27/2/2008 | 785* | 70.6 | 0.6 |
Overall speaking, are you satisfied with the government's strategy in monetary arrangement? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 3.3% | 30.1% | 20.0% | 30.6% | 12.6% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 486 | 0.1 | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 2.3% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 32.2% | 19.5% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 489 | 0.1 | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 4.2% | 29.5% | 27.2% | 22.8% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 469 | 0.1 | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 2.5% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 24.4% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 2.9 | 497 | 0.1 | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 6.7% | 53.3% | 22.6% | 9.8% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 531 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 5.9% | 43.0% | 32.0% | 7.8% | 1.9% | 9.4% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 918 | 0.1 | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 3.6% | 32.8% | 30.8% | 12.0% | 3.0% | 17.8% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 843 | 0.1 | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 2.4% | 26.8% | 32.6% | 11.8% | 3.6% | 22.9% | 100.0% | 3.2 | 800 | 0.1 | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 0.7% | 17.1% | 26.1% | 23.2% | 6.1% | 26.9% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 740 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 0.7% | 11.2% | 17.5% | 29.8% | 15.6% | 25.3% | 100.0% | 2.4 | 776 | 0.1 | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 0.7% | 25.6% | 21.2% | 17.2% | 4.2% | 31.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 715 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 502 | 1.7% | 43.7% | 22.8% | 11.6% | 2.2% | 17.9% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 333 | 0.1 | 8/3/2000 | 856 | 5.3% | 54.7% | 16.4% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 15.0% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 628 | 0.1 | 18/2/1998 | 804 | 3.4% | 38.4% | 20.6% | 11.6% | 1.1% | 24.9% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 598 | 0.1 |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Satisfied | Half-half | Dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 33.5% | 20.0% | 43.2% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 20.9% | 22.5% | 51.7% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 33.7% | 27.2% | 29.9% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 30.0% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 60.0% | 22.6% | 12.1% | 5.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 48.9% | 32.0% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 36.4% | 30.8% | 15.0% | 17.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 29.2% | 32.6% | 15.3% | 22.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 17.8% | 26.1% | 29.3% | 26.9% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 11.9% | 17.5% | 45.3% | 25.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 26.4% | 21.2% | 21.4% | 31.0% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 502 | 45.4% | 22.8% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 100.0% | 8/3/2000 | 856 | 59.9% | 16.4% | 8.7% | 15.0% | 100.0% | 18/2/1998 | 804 | 41.8% | 20.6% | 12.7% | 24.9% | 100.0% |
Measures suggested by the Financial Secretary to relieve people's stress brought by the economic downturn include: waiving rates for 2012–13, subject to a ceiling of $2,500 per quarter, granting each residential electricity account a subsidy of $1,800, paying two months' rent for public housing tenants, increasing the child and parents allowance, granting an extra-month allowance to CSSA recipients and reducing salaries tax by 75%, subject to a ceiling of $12,000. Do you think these measures are enough? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sufficient | Not Sufficient | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 42.3% | 51.6% | 6.1% | 100.0% |
According to the Financial Secretary, the risk of the external environment may appear in the coming year, therefore he will adopt the 「supporting enterprise to preserve the employment, stabilizing our financial system to care for people」 strategy. Do you think the proposed measures can face the risk of the external environment as mentioned by him? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Can | Cannot | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 29.8% | 49.0% | 21.2% | 100.0% |
Financial Secretary John Tsang amended the budget plan last year resulting in a grant of $6,000 to each citizen aged 18 or above, yet such a grant did not appear this year. Are you satisfied with this arrangement? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 13.1% | 42.2% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 13.8% | 3.4% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 483 | 0.1 |
There is a saying that the budget plan this year has appealed to the middle class but ignored the grassroots. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this saying? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very agree | Quite agree | Half-half | Not quite agree | Very disagree | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 19.0% | 28.4% | 9.3% | 32.1% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 100.0% | 3.2 | 482 | 1.1 |
Overall speaking, do you think the tax system in Hong Kong is fair or unfair? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub-sample | Very fair | Quite fair | Quite unfair | Very unfair | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 8.3% | 47.8% | 20.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 5.9% | 45.6% | 24.4% | 14.4% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 10.3% | 49.8% | 19.8% | 11.4% | 8.7% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 525 | 11.8% | 51.9% | 19.8% | 9.6% | 7.0% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 10.5% | 56.9% | 14.8% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 532 | 9.2% | 53.5% | 19.2% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 600 | 8.0% | 47.4% | 23.8% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 10.2% | 49.2% | 19.3% | 7.6% | 13.7% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 6.9% | 50.9% | 21.0% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 6.1% | 44.5% | 19.4% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 6.3% | 48.7% | 20.8% | 7.9% | 16.3% | 100.0% |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub-sample | Fair | Unfair | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 56.0% | 32.2% | 11.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 51.5% | 38.8% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 60.1% | 31.2% | 8.7% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 525 | 63.7% | 29.3% | 7.0% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 67.4% | 22.0% | 10.5% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 532 | 62.7% | 28.1% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 600 | 55.4% | 33.8% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 59.4% | 26.9% | 13.7% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 57.8% | 30.8% | 11.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 50.6% | 33.4% | 16.0% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 55.0% | 28.7% | 16.3% | 100.0% |
Then, do you think the distribution of wealth in Hong Kong is reasonable or unreasonable? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub-sample | Very reasonable | Quite reasonable | Quite unreasonable | Very unreasonable | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 2.8% | 17.0% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 3.2% | 12.8% | 31.8% | 42.3% | 9.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 3.1% | 23.9% | 28.7% | 33.6% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 523 | 523 | 5.0% | 23.6% | 37.0% | 25.1% | 9.3% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 3.9% | 37.7% | 28.2% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 570 | 2.8% | 30.9% | 30.2% | 21.6% | 14.5% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 621 | 3.6% | 28.3% | 32.8% | 21.9% | 13.4% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 3.3% | 25.3% | 27.6% | 22.9% | 20.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 2.3% | 19.2% | 31.2% | 31.0% | 16.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 1.5% | 17.1% | 28.1% | 32.0% | 21.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 1.4% | 23.9% | 28.5% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 100.0% |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub-sample | Reasonable | Unreasonable | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 19.9% | 70.4% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 16.0% | 74.1% | 9.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 27.0% | 62.3% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 523 | 523 | 28.6% | 62.1% | 9.3% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 41.6% | 45.1% | 13.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 570 | 33.7% | 51.8% | 14.5% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 621 | 31.9% | 54.7% | 13.4% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 28.6% | 50.5% | 20.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 21.5% | 62.2% | 16.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 18.6% | 60.1% | 21.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 25.3% | 51.8% | 22.9% | 100.0% |
