Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


The raw data collected have been rim-weighted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2016 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and the economic activity status distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 232 46.3 226 45.0
Female 269 53.7 275 55.0
Total 501 100.0 501 100.


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 61 12.2 86 17.2
30 - 39 45 9.0 94 18.9
40 - 49 73 14.6 86 17.3
50 - 59 106 21.2 101 20.2
60 - 69 103 20.6 76 15.2
70 or above 111 22.2 56 11.3
Total 499 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 77 15.5 100 20.0
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 84 16.9 58 11.6
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 135 27.2 159 32.0
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 20 4.0 22 4.5
Matriculation (F.7) 14 2.8 18 3.6
Tertiary, non-degree 34 6.8 30 6.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 91 18.3 76 15.2
Master's degree 38 7.6 28 5.7
Doctoral degree or above 4 0.8 7 1.4
Total 497 100.0 497 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 11 2.2 11 2.3
Eastern (HKI) 54 11.0 51 10.3
Central and Western (HKI) 14 2.9 12 2.4
Southern (HKI) 21 4.3 30 6.1
Kwun Tong (KLE) 50 10.2 52 10.4
Kowloon City (KLW) 26 5.3 18 3.7
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 25 5.1 24 4.8
Mong Kok (KLW) 12 2.4 8 1.7
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 26 5.3 27 5.5
Yau Tsim (KLW) 8 1.6 7 1.5
Sai Kung (NTE) 27 5.5 33 6.6
Sha Tin (NTE) 41 8.4 51 10.2
Islands (NTW) 12 2.4 13 2.5
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 27 5.5 30 6.0
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 23 4.7 20 4.1
Tuen Mun (NTW) 36 7.3 44 8.8
Yuen Long (NTW) 35 7.1 32 6.4
Northern (NTE) 23 4.7 17 3.5
Tai Po (NTE) 19 3.9 16 3.2
Total 490 100.0 496 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 4


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 438 87.4 419 83.5
No 63 12.6 82 16.5
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 163 33.1 200 40.3
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 61 12.4 64 12.9
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 8 1.6 5 1.0
Private housing 238 48.4 205 41.5
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 6 1.2 4 0.8
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 6 1.2 6 1.2
Staff quarters 1 0.2 1 0.2
Public temporary houses 7 1.4 10 1.9
Private temporary houses 2 0.4 1 0.2
Others 492 100.0 495 100.0
Total 9 0.0 6 0.0
Missing case (s) 501 501


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 80 22.8 104 30.5
Married/ Cohabiting 230 65.5 206 60.5
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 41 11.7 31 9.1
Total 351 100.0 341 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 39 7.9 36 7.4
Professionals 47 9.5 50 10.1
Associate professionals 12 2.4 25 5.0
Clerks 27 5.5 59 11.9
Service workers 40 8.1 58 11.7
Market sales workers 4 0.8 9 1.8
Skilled workers in agriculture and fisheries 1 0.2 0 0.1
Handicrafts and related personnel 5 1.0 4 0.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 1.0 14 2.8
Drivers 5 1.0 7 1.4
Unskilled workers 7 1.4 18 3.7
Students 26 5.3 22 4.4
Housewives 85 17.2 46 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.2 2 0.3
unclassified 1 0.2 1 0.2
Retired 161 32.5 86 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 19 3.8 39 7.9
Others 10 2.0 18 3.7
Total 495 100.0 495 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper-middle class 19 3.8 18 3.5
Middle class 149 30.0 120 24.0
Middle-Lower class 154 31.0 166 33.3
Lower class 160 32.2 188 37.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 15 3.0 7 1.5
Total 497 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 2


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 244 62.6 254 64.4
Mainland China 123 31.5 129 32.7
Macau 8 2.1 6 1.5
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 13 3.3 5 1.2
Canada 1 0.3 1 0.2
Don't know 1 0.3 0 0.0
Total 390 100.0 394 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1