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 collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 443 44.3 451 45.0
Female 558 55.7 550 55.0
Total 1001 100.0 1001 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 110 11.1 170 17.2
30 - 39 77 7.8 180 18.1
40 - 49 180 18.2 178 18.0
50 - 59 186 18.8 197 19.9
60 - 69 236 23.8 142 14.4
70 or above 201 20.3 123 12.4
Total 990 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 167 16.8 235 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 135 13.6 112 11.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 243 24.4 270 27.1
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 40 4.0 58 5.9
Matriculation (F.7) 25 2.5 38 3.8
Tertiary, non-degree 84 8.4 47 4.8
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 244 24.5 192 19.3
Master's degree 51 5.1 38 3.9
Doctoral degree or above 6 0.6 4 0.4
Total 995 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 12 1.2 8 0.8
Eastern (HKI) 105 10.5 94 9.4
Central and Western (HKI) 35 3.5 27 2.7
Southern (HKI) 41 4.1 32 3.2
Kwun Tong (KLE) 94 9.4 107 10.8
Kowloon City (KLW) 48 4.8 37 3.7
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 70 7.0 79 7.9
Mong Kok (KLW) 21 2.1 13 1.3
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 60 6.0 57 5.7
Yau Tsim (KLW) 8 0.8 4 0.4
Sai Kung (NTE) 62 6.2 61 6.1
Sha Tin (NTE) 100 10.0 108 10.9
Islands (NTW) 15 1.5 13 1.3
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 42 4.2 37 3.7
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 54 5.4 58 5.8
Tuen Mun (NTW) 65 6.5 78 7.8
Yuen Long (NTW) 86 8.6 94 9.4
Northern (NTE) 44 4.4 52 5.2
Tai Po (NTE) 35 3.5 39 3.9
Total 997 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 2


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 872 87.2 828 82.8
No 128 12.8 172 17.2
Total 1000 100.0 1001 100.0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 318 31.9 329 33.0
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 138 13.8 122 12.2
Inclined toward the centrist 355 35.6 354 35.5
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 146 14.6 149 14.9
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 40 4.0 43 4.3
Total 997 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 615 62.2 544 54.8
Rented 374 37.8 448 45.2
Total 989 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 10


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 302 30.4 373 37.4
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 161 16.2 146 14.6
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 15 1.5 24 2.4
Private housing 466 46.9 394 39.6
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 16 1.6 19 1.9
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 20 2.0 27 2.7
Private temporary housing 1 0.1 1 0.1
Staff quarters 8 0.8 9 0.9
Others 4 0.4 3 0.3
Total 993 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 5


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 131 21.3 192 31.0
Married/ Cohabiting 411 66.7 371 60.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 74 12.0 56 9.0
Total 616 100.0 619 100.0
Missing case (s) 385 382


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 120 12.1 111 11.2
Professionals 95 9.5 101 10.1
Associate professionals 28 2.8 30 3.0
Clerks 65 6.5 89 8.9
Service workers 44 4.4 70 7.1
Market sales workers 11 1.1 22 2.2
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 1 0.1 2 0.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 15 1.5 25 2.5
Machine and machine operator and assembler" 6 0.6 9 0.9
Drivers 7 0.7 8 0.8
Unskilled workers 22 2.2 28 2.8
Students 60 6.0 95 9.6
Housewives 172 17.3 158 15.9
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.1
Retired 313 31.5 200 20.1
Unemployed / non-workers 18 1.8 29 2.9
Others 17 1.7 18 1.8
Total 995 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 5


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 119 25.4 104 22.4
HK$5,000 or below 73 15.6 62 13.3
HK$5,000-7,099 22 4.7 25 5.4
HK$7,100-9,999 17 3.6 24 5.1
HK$10,000-14,999 45 9.6 58 12.4
HK$15,000-19,999 31 6.6 40 8.6
HK$20,000-29,999 53 11.3 59 12.7
HK$30,000-39,999 41 8.8 47 10.0
HK$40,000-49,999 20 4.3 15 3.3
HK$50,000 or above 42 9.0 28 5.9
Unstable 5 1.1 3 0.7
Total 468 100.0 466 100.0
Missing case (s) 533 535


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.2 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 38 3.8 34 3.5
Middle class 302 30.4 259 26.0
Middle-lower class 325 32.7 320 32.1
Lower class 310 31.2 364 36.6
Don't know/ Hard to say 16 1.6 14 1.4
Total 993 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 5


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 279 56.9 287 58.1
Mainland China 191 39.0 189 38.3
Taiwan 3 0.6 3 0.5
Macau 7 1.4 7 1.4
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 8 1.6 7 1.4
Others 1 0.2 0 0.0
Don't know 1 0.2 1 0.2
Total 490 100.0 494 100.0
Missing case (s) 511 507