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 305 45.3 303 45
Female 368 54.7 370 55
Total 673 100 673 100


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 87 13.1 119 17.8
30 - 39 92 13.8 116 17.4
40 - 49 94 14.1 81 12.2
50 - 59 139 20.9 171 25.7
60 - 69 134 20.1 98 14.7
70 or above 120 18 81 12.1
Total 666 100 666 100
Missing case (s) 7 7


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 104 15.5 149 22.2
Secondary school 245 36.5 323 48.1
College or above 322 48 199 29.6
Total 671 100 671 100
Missing case (s) 2 2


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 198 29.6 158 23.9
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 72 10.7 57 8.6
Inclined toward the centrist 236 35.2 284 42.7
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 128 19.1 141 21.2
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 36 5.4 24 3.6
Total 670 100 664 100
Missing case (s) 3 9


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island 133 19.9 110 16.5
Kowloon West 98 14.7 103 15.3
Kowloon East 102 15.3 119 17.7
New Territories West 182 27.2 208 31
New Territories East 153 22.9 130 19.4
Total 668 100 670 100
Missing case (s) 4 3


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Working population 316 47 431 64.1
Cooking houseworker 97 14.4 64 9.5
student 30 4.5 30 4.4
Retirees 202 30.1 118 17.6
other 27 4 30 4.4
Total 672 100 672 100
Missing case (s) 1 1


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.3 3 0.5
Upper-middle class 26 3.9 10 1.5
Middle class 191 28.5 143 21.3
Middle-Lower class 217 32.3 208 30.9
Lower class 224 33.4 295 43.9
Don't know/ Hard to say 11 1.6 13 2
Total 671 100 672 100
Missing case (s) 2 1


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 367 70.3 331 64.4
China Mainland 140 26.8 171 33.2
other 15 2.9 12 2.4
Total 522 100 515 100
Missing case (s) 3 2