Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


For the weighting method, "rim-weighting" is used according to figures provided by the Census and Statistics Department. The gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population came from “Mid-year population for 2018”, while the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and economic activity status distribution came from “Women and Men in Hong Kong - Key Statistics (2018 Edition)”.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 511 50.4 478 47.2
Female 502 49.6 535 52.8
Total 1013 100.0 1013 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 -29 144 14.4 166 16.6
30 -39 152 15.2 164 16.4
40 -49 137 13.7 174 17.3
50 -59 165 16.5 200 19.9
60 -69 189 18.8 160 16.0
70 or above 216 21.5 138 13.8
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Elementary school or below 108 10.7 193 19.2
Junior high school (S1 to S3) 148 14.7 137 13.6
High School (S4 to S7/DSE/Yi Jin) 282 28.0 341 33.9
Post-secondary education: Non-degree programmes (including diploma/certificate/sub-degree programmes) 100 9.9 61 6.1
Post-secondary education: degree programmes (including bachelor's degree/research institute) 369 36.6 274 27.2
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (South District, Wan Chai, Central and Western District, Eastern District) 197 19.7 174 17.4
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 186 18.6 215 21.4
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 159 15.9 155 15.4
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, Sai Kung) 205 20.5 199 19.8
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 255 25.4 261 26.0
Total 1002 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 874 86.5 849 84.0
No 136 13.5 161 16.0
Total 1010 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 378 38.3 358 36.2
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 133 13.5 120 12.1
Inclined toward the centrist 303 30.7 304 30.8
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 130 13.2 157 15.9
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 42 4.3 48 4.9
Total 986 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 25


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 584 59.3 531 53.5
Rented 401 40.7 462 46.5
Total 985 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 20


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including elderly housing and housing development, other public rental housing units) 280 28.7 335 34.4
Unplaced HOS (including householdings, other subsidized sale units) 128 13.1 131 13.5
Private buildings (including HOS/other subsidized housing, village houses, staff quarters with land premiums) 554 56.8 494 50.7
Others (including student dormitories, residential care homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 13 1.3 14 1.5
Total 975 100.0 975 100.0
Missing case (s) 38 38


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 276 27.8 296 29.8
Married/ Cohabiting 620 62.4 619 62.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 97 9.8 79 8.0
Total 993 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 20 19


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administration and Professionals 229 22.9 210 21.1
Civil Service and Service Staff 188 18.8 274 27.5
Working workers 61 6.1 112 11.2
Student 58 5.8 49 4.9
Housekeeping / housewife 150 15.0 108 10.8
Retired people 276 27.6 195 19.5
Unemployed / Unemployed / Other non-employed 7 0.7 13 1.4
Others (Boss/Self-employed/Freelance/Scrap/Civil Service is not the right answer, the interviewer must ask the nature or content of the work): 30 3.0 36 3.6
Total 999 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 7 0.7 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 60 6.1 48 4.9
Middle class 345 34.9 311 31.5
Middle-Lower class 286 28.9 282 28.5
Lower class 270 27.3 319 32.2
Don't know/ Hard to say 21 2.1 25 2.5
Total 989 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 23


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 670 66.9 653 65.0
Mainland China 306 30.5 330 32.9
Macau 6 0.6 6 0.6
Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.) 15 1.5 10 1.0
United States 2 0.2 3 0.3
United Kingdom 1 0.1 1 0.1
Other 1 0.1 0 0.0
Total 1002 100.0 1004 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 9