Public Survey for “Voices from the Hall – Consultation on Land Supply”Back

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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Whether you support increasing land supply by other means or not, how much do you support or oppose using reclamation to increase land supply?

Research team members

Research Directors:
Robert Ting-yiu Chung

Research Manager:
Frank Wai-kin Lee

Data Analysts:
Edward Chit-fai Tai, Anson Lee,
Mandy Yau

Contact information

Date	:	20-22/8/2018
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. For landline sample, if more than one eligible subject had been available, the one who had his/her birthday next was selected.
Sample size	:	1,023 successful cases
Overall response rate	:	53.2%
Sampling error	:	Standard error less than 1.6%, that is, sampling error of percentages not more than +/-3.1% at 95% confidence level

*The raw survey figures have been rim-weighted according to latest figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age, educational attainment (highest level attended) and economic activity status distributions.

Frequency tables

Whether you support increasing land supply by other means or not, how much do you support or oppose using reclamation to increase land supply?

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,016)
Very much support	284	28.0%
Quite support	227	22.3%
Half-half	103	10.1%
Quite oppose	176	17.4%
Very much oppose	186	18.3%
Don’t know/hard to say	39	3.9%
Total	1,016	100.0%
Missing	7

Collapsed data

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,016)
Support	511	50.3%
Half-half	103	10.1%
Oppose	363	35.7%
Don’t know/hard to say	39	3.9%
Total	1,016	100.0%
Missing	7

Demographics

Sex

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,023)
Male	484	47.3%
Female	539	52.7%
Total	1,023	100.0%

Age

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,009)
18 - 39	338	33.5%
40 - 59	382	37.8%
60 or above	289	28.7%
Total	1,009	100.0%
Missing	14

Education attainment

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,010)
Primary or below	194	19.2%
Secondary school	480	47.5%
Tertiary or above	337	33.3%
Total	1,010	100.0%
Missing	13

Occupation

	Frequency	Percentage (Base=1,012)
Professionals and semi-professionals	189	18.6%
Clerk and service workers	270	26.6%
Production workers	122	12.0%
Students	50	5.0%
Housewives	109	10.8%
Others	272	26.9%
Total	1,012	100.0%
Missing	11