Public Survey for “Voices from the Hall – Consultation on Retirement ProtectionBack

The research instrument used in this study was designed entirely by the POP Team after consulting the RTHK, all fieldwork operations, data collection and analysis were carried out independently by POP, in other words, POP has full independence in the survey design and operation and would take full responsibility for all the findings reported herewith.

Survey questions

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Do you think the retirement protection in Hong Kong should walk towards the direction of “Regardless of Rich or Poor” or “Those with Financial Needs”?

Research team members

Research Directors:
Robert Ting-yiu Chung,
Karie Ka-lai Pang

Research Manager:
Frank Wai-kin Lee

Data Analysts:
Edward Chit-fai Tai, Alex Ka-wai Huang,
Alan Chi-phone Yum

Contact information

Date	:	25/2-1/3/2016
Survey method	:	Telephone survey conducted by real telephone interviewers
Target	:	Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above
Sampling method	:	Telephone numbers are randomly generated using known prefixes assigned to telecommunication services providers under the Numbering Plan provided by the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). Invalid numbers are then eliminated according to computer and manual dialing records to produce the final sample. If more than one eligible subject had been available, the one who had his/her birthday next was selected.
Sample size	:	1,013 successful cases
Overall response rate	:	68.4%
Sampling error	:	Standard error less than 2%, that is, sampling error of percentages not more than +/-3% at 95% confidence level

* The raw survey figures 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 2015 mid-year and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census. Figures in the report are prevailed according to the “weighted” sample.

Frequency tables

Do you think the retirement protection in Hong Kong should walk towards the direction of “Regardless of Rich or Poor” or “Those with Financial Needs”?

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,013)
Towards “Regardless of Rich or Poor” direction	459	45.3%
Towards “Those with Financial Needs” direction	520	51.4%
Don’t know / Hard to say	33	3.3%
Total	1,013	100.0%

Demographics

Sex

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,013)
Male	458	45.2%
Female	555	54.8%
Total	1,013	100.0%

Age

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=998)
18 - 39	358	35.9%
40 - 59	386	38.6%
60 or above	254	25.5%
Total	998	100.0%
Missing	15

Education attainment

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,008)
Primary or below	238	23.7%
Secondary school	485	48.1%
Tertiary or above	285	28.3%
Total	1,008	100.0%
Missing	5

Occupation

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=994)
Professionals and semi-professionals	204	20.5%
Clerk and service workers	222	22.3%
Production workers	73	7.4%
Students	83	8.3%
Housewives	157	15.8%
Others	255	25.7%
Total	994	100.0%
Missing	19

Social strata

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,005)
Collectively called “upper class”	223	22.1%
Collectively called “middle class”	361	36.0%
Collectively called “lower class”	401	39.9%
Total	1,005	100.0%
Missing	8
Don’t know/hard to say	20