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 459 45.6 453 45.0
Female 547 54.4 553 55.0
Total 1006 100.0 1006 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 125 12.5 172 17.2
30 - 39 89 8.9 181 18.1
40 - 49 160 16.0 180 18.0
50 - 59 199 19.9 198 19.9
60 - 69 220 22.0 144 14.4
70 or above 206 20.6 124 12.4
Total 999 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 174 17.3 238 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 150 14.9 124 12.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 244 24.3 260 25.9
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 34 3.4 56 5.6
Matriculation (F.7) 34 3.4 44 4.4
Tertiary, non-degree 83 8.3 58 5.8
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 223 22.2 172 17.2
Master's degree 49 4.9 44 4.3
Doctoral degree or above 13 1.3 10 1.0
Total 1004 100.0 1004 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 16 1.6 15 1.5
Eastern (HKI) 97 9.7 78 7.8
Central and Western (HKI) 31 3.1 28 2.7
Southern (HKI) 43 4.3 46 4.6
Kwun Tong (KLE) 96 9.6 110 11.0
Kowloon City (KLW) 60 6.0 45 4.5
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 53 5.3 68 6.8
Mong Kok (KLW) 13 1.3 15 1.5
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 45 4.5 42 4.2
Yau Tsim (KLW) 12 1.2 7 0.7
Sai Kung (NTE) 68 6.8 65 6.5
Sha Tin (NTE) 110 11.0 107 10.7
Islands (NTW) 8 0.8 11 1.1
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 58 5.8 45 4.5
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 54 5.4 57 5.7
Tuen Mun (NTW) 70 7.0 75 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 77 7.7 84 8.4
Northern (NTE) 49 4.9 58 5.8
Tai Po (NTE) 43 4.3 46 4.6
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 871 86.8 826 82.4
No 132 13.2 176 17.6
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 297 29.6 299 29.9
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 152 15.2 135 13.4
Inclined toward the centrist 355 35.4 370 36.9
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 145 14.5 150 15.0
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 53 5.3 48 4.8
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 579 58.4 525 53.0
Rented 412 41.6 466 47.0
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 347 34.8 392 39.4
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 157 15.7 157 15.7
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 22 2.2 20 2.0
Private housing 428 42.9 371 37.3
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 19 1.9 24 2.5
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 15 1.5 21 2.1
Public temporary housing 1 0.1 1 0.1
Private temporary housing 2 0.2 2 0.2
Staff quarters 6 0.6 5 0.5
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 998 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 11


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 80 17.2 106 23.0
Married/ Cohabiting 327 70.2 306 66.7
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 59 12.7 47 10.3
Total 466 100.0 459 100.0
Missing case (s) 540 547


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 90 9.0 86 8.6
Professionals 85 8.5 88 8.8
Associate professionals 23 2.3 24 2.4
Clerks 90 9.0 116 11.6
Service workers 64 6.4 89 8.9
Market sales workers 15 1.5 16 1.6
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 1 0.1 1 0.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 14 1.4 19 1.9
Machine and machine operator and assembler" 7 0.7 11 1.1
Drivers 12 1.2 17 1.7
Unskilled workers 24 2.4 29 2.9
Students 59 5.9 84 8.4
Housewives 161 16.1 173 17.2
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.1
Retired 320 31.9 203 20.3
Unemployed / non-workers 21 2.1 25 2.5
Others 16 1.6 20 2.0
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 92 21.1 89 19.9
HK$5,000 or below 89 20.4 82 18.4
HK$5,000-7,099 26 5.9 28 6.2
HK$7,100-9,999 23 5.3 25 5.6
HK$10,000-14,999 50 11.4 59 13.1
HK$15,000-19,999 31 7.1 41 9.2
HK$20,000-29,999 53 12.1 60 13.5
HK$30,000-39,999 26 5.9 24 5.3
HK$40,000-49,999 11 2.5 10 2.2
HK$50,000 or above 33 7.6 25 5.5
Unstable 3 0.7 5 1.2
Total 437 100.0 448 100.0
Missing case (s) 569 558


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 4 0.4 2 0.2
Upper-middle class 39 3.9 35 3.5
Middle class 251 25.2 214 21.4
Middle-lower class 347 34.8 374 37.4
Lower class 320 32.1 342 34.2
Don't know/ Hard to say 37 3.7 34 3.4
Total 998 100.0 1001 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 5


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 234 57.4 230 56.8
Mainland China 154 37.7 159 39.3
Taiwan 5 1.2 3 0.8
Macau 11 2.7 8 1.9
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 1 0.2 1 0.1
Others 1 0.2 3 0.7
Don't know 2 0.5 2 0.4
Total 408 100.0 405 100.0
Missing case (s) 598 601