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 439 43.7 452 45.0
Female 565 56.3 552 55.0
Total 1004 100.0 1004 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 153 15.4 171 17.2
30 - 39 104 10.5 180 18.1
40 - 49 136 13.7 179 18.0
50 - 59 206 20.7 197 19.9
60 - 69 223 22.4 143 14.4
70 or above 172 17.3 123 12.4
Total 994 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 146 14.6 237 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 131 13.1 111 11.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 223 22.3 273 27.3
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 39 3.9 74 7.4
Matriculation (F.7) 21 2.1 24 2.3
Tertiary, non-degree 110 11.0 61 6.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 239 23.9 164 16.3
Master's degree 85 8.5 54 5.4
Doctoral degree or above 8 0.8 5 0.5
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 11 1.1 7 0.7
Eastern (HKI) 95 9.5 70 7.0
Central and Western (HKI) 20 2.0 10 1.0
Southern (HKI) 45 4.5 48 4.8
Kwun Tong (KLE) 88 8.8 101 10.1
Kowloon City (KLW) 63 6.3 48 4.8
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 62 6.2 72 7.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 15 1.5 15 1.5
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 52 5.2 59 5.9
Yau Tsim (KLW) 18 1.8 19 1.9
Sai Kung (NTE) 80 8.0 79 7.9
Sha Tin (NTE) 94 9.4 87 8.7
Islands (NTW) 17 1.7 15 1.5
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 58 5.8 65 6.5
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 64 6.4 75 7.5
Tuen Mun (NTW) 65 6.5 67 6.7
Yuen Long (NTW) 81 8.1 87 8.7
Northern (NTE) 38 3.8 43 4.4
Tai Po (NTE) 34 3.4 31 3.1
Total 1000 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 5


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 322 32.2 315 31.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 157 15.7 147 14.6
Inclined toward the centrist 361 36.1 356 35.5
  19 1.9 18 1.7
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 119 11.9 140 14.0
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 22 2.2 27 2.7
Total 1000 100.0 1002 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 2


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 594 60.1 520 52.4
Rented 395 39.9 472 47.6
Total 989 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 13


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 321 32.4 413 41.7
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 156 15.7 158 15.9
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 13 1.3 14 1.4
Private housing 463 46.7 371 37.3
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 15 1.5 14 1.4
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 12 1.2 13 1.3
Private temporary housing 1 0.1 1 0.1
Staff quarters 9 0.9 7 0.7
Others 1 0.1 2 0.2
Total 991 100.0 992 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 12


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 114 25.3 124 28.2
Married/ Cohabiting 299 66.4 286 64.8
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 37 8.2 31 7.0
Total 450 100.0 441 100.0
Missing case (s) 554 563


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 112 11.3 106 10.7
Professionals 105 10.6 86 8.6
Associate professionals 41 4.1 41 4.1
Clerks 78 7.9 88 8.9
Service workers 65 6.6 98 9.9
Market sales workers 13 1.3 21 2.1
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 8 0.8 9 0.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 8 0.8 17 1.7
Drivers 9 0.9 13 1.3
Unskilled workers 22 2.2 37 3.7
Students 70 7.1 78 7.9
Housewives 134 13.5 156 15.7
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 3 0.3
Retired 293 29.5 198 20.0
Unemployed / non-workers 20 2.0 26 2.7
Others 13 1.3 15 1.5
Total 992 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 13


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 111 22.8 99 20.0
HK$5,000 or below 67 13.8 69 13.9
HK$5,000-7,099 21 4.3 30 6.0
HK$7,100-9,999 24 4.9 27 5.5
HK$10,000-14,999 56 11.5 64 12.9
HK$15,000-19,999 50 10.3 63 12.7
HK$20,000-29,999 62 12.7 74 14.8
HK$30,000-39,999 33 6.8 28 5.6
HK$40,000-49,999 14 2.9 9 1.8
HK$50,000 or above 44 9.0 31 6.2
Unstable 5 1.0 3 0.6
Total 487 100.0 496 100.0
Missing case (s) 517 508


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 9 0.9 5 0.5
Upper-middle class 39 3.9 35 3.5
Middle class 295 29.6 238 23.8
Middle-lower class 305 30.6 317 31.7
Lower class 328 32.9 388 38.9
Don't know/ Hard to say 20 2.0 16 1.6
Total 996 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 6


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 322 65.4 291 61.5
Mainland China 155 31.5 173 36.6
Taiwan 1 0.2 0 0.0
Macau 7 1.4 6 1.2
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 6 1.2 3 0.6
England 1 0.2 0 0.1
Total 492 100.0 472 100.0
Missing case (s) 512 532