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 mid and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 461 43.0 483 45.0
Female 612 57.0 590 55.0
Total 1073 100.0 1073 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 144 13.6 183 17.2
30 - 39 84 7.9 194 18.3
40 - 49 158 14.9 192 18.1
50 - 59 207 19.5 213 20.1
60 - 69 226 21.3 150 14.1
70 or above 243 22.9 130 12.2
Total 1062 100.0 1062 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 203 19.0 253 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 153 14.3 119 11.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 256 23.9 298 27.9
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 32 3.0 59 5.5
Matriculation (F.7) 30 2.8 39 3.6
Tertiary, non-degree 86 8.0 56 5.2
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 245 22.9 200 18.7
Master's degree 60 5.6 46 4.3
Doctoral degree or above 5 0.5 1 0.1
Total 1070 100.0 1070 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 12 1.1 8 0.7
Eastern (HKI) 114 10.7 91 8.6
Central and Western (HKI) 44 4.1 30 2.8
Southern (HKI) 38 3.6 31 2.9
Kwun Tong (KLE) 89 8.3 86 8.1
Kowloon City (KLW) 52 4.9 52 4.9
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 85 8.0 86 8.0
Mong Kok (KLW) 30 2.8 33 3.1
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 54 5.1 55 5.2
Yau Tsim (KLW) 19 1.8 14 1.4
Sai Kung (NTE) 55 5.1 68 6.4
Sha Tin (NTE) 105 9.8 100 9.4
Islands (NTW) 19 1.8 20 1.9
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 34 3.2 34 3.2
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 76 7.1 91 8.5
Tuen Mun (NTW) 66 6.2 79 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 83 7.8 90 8.4
Northern (NTE) 45 4.2 50 4.7
Tai Po (NTE) 48 4.5 47 4.4
Total 1068 100.0 1065 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 8


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 891 83.1 855 79.8
No 181 16.9 216 20.2
Total 1072 100.0 1072 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 351 32.8 348 32.5
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 144 13.4 132 12.3
Inclined toward the centrist 373 34.8 392 36.6
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 161 15.0 157 14.6
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 42 3.9 43 4.0
Total 1071 100.0 1071 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 614 58.3 532 50.5
Rented 440 41.7 521 49.5
Total 1054 100.0 1053 100.0
Missing case (s) 19 20


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 372 35.1 418 39.5
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 172 16.2 190 17.9
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 16 1.5 16 1.5
Private housing 457 43.1 384 36.2
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 18 1.7 24 2.3
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 13 1.2 16 1.5
Private temporary housing 2 0.2 2 0.2
Staff quarters 7 0.7 7 0.7
Others 3 0.3 2 0.2
Total 1060 100.0 1058 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 15


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 137 25.4 164 31.0
Married/ Cohabiting 341 63.3 319 60.3
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 61 11.3 46 8.7
Total 539 100.0 529 100.0
Missing case (s) 534 544


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 101 10.2 88 9.0
Professionals 89 9.0 79 8.0
Associate professionals 25 2.5 28 2.8
Clerks 94 9.5 105 10.6
Service workers 70 7.1 80 8.1
Market sales workers 14 1.4 18 1.8
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 2 0.2 1 0.1
Craft and related trade workers 16 1.6 20 2.0
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7 0.7 13 1.3
Drivers 15 1.5 18 1.8
Unskilled workers 34 3.4 46 4.6
Students 72 7.3 83 8.4
Housewives 156 15.8 168 17.1
Domestic helpers 3 0.3 4 0.4
Unclassified 0 0.0 0 0.0
Retired 258 26.1 193 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 22 2.2 25 2.5
Others 9 0.9 18 1.8
Total 987 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 15


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 121 24.9 109 21.7
HK$5,000 or below 71 14.6 59 11.7
HK$5,000-7,099 13 2.7 13 2.6
HK$7,100-9,999 28 5.8 26 5.2
HK$10,000-14,999 71 14.6 93 18.6
HK$15,000-19,999 42 8.7 49 9.7
HK$20,000-29,999 51 10.5 67 13.4
HK$30,000-39,999 24 4.9 29 5.7
HK$40,000-49,999 15 3.1 16 3.1
HK$50,000 or above 37 7.6 27 5.5
Unstable 12 2.5 15 2.9
Total 485 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 588 571


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 43 4.1 31 2.9
Middle class 283 26.8 232 22.0
Middle-lower class 324 30.7 347 32.8
Lower class 367 34.7 420 39.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 35 3.3 25 2.3
Total 1057 100.0 1057 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 16


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 312 57.1 318 61.9
Mainland China 214 39.2 184 35.9
Taiwan 3 0.5 1 0.2
Macau 6 1.1 4 0.9
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 10 1.8 6 1.2
Others 1 0.2 0 0.0
Total 546 100.0 514 100.0
Missing case (s) 527 559