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 449 44.9 450 45.0
Female 551 55.1 550 55.0
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 140 14.1 171 17.2
30 - 39 92 9.2 181 18.1
40 - 49 147 14.8 179 18.0
50 - 59 218 21.9 198 19.9
60 - 69 207 20.8 143 14.4
70 or above 191 19.2 124 12.4
Total 995 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 169 16.9 236 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 132 13.2 112 11.2
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 254 25.5 283 28.4
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 33 3.3 54 5.4
Matriculation (F.7) 24 2.4 31 3.1
Tertiary, non-degree 73 7.3 52 5.2
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 237 23.7 173 17.3
Master's degree 67 6.7 53 5.3
Doctoral degree or above 9 0.9 4 0.4
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 11 1.1 9 0.9
Eastern (HKI) 97 9.7 90 9.0
Central and Western (HKI) 29 2.9 23 2.3
Southern (HKI) 44 4.4 48 4.8
Kwun Tong (KLE) 98 9.8 116 11.6
Kowloon City (KLW) 50 5.0 42 4.2
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 66 6.6 62 6.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 17 1.7 18 1.8
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 46 4.6 42 4.2
Yau Tsim (KLW) 13 1.3 10 1.0
Sai Kung (NTE) 75 7.5 90 9.0
Sha Tin (NTE) 97 9.7 86 8.6
Islands (NTW) 25 2.5 27 2.7
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 36 3.6 34 3.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 67 6.7 70 7.0
Tuen Mun (NTW) 67 6.7 70 7.0
Yuen Long (NTW) 73 7.3 67 6.7
Northern (NTE) 43 4.3 52 5.3
Tai Po (NTE) 43 4.3 43 4.3
Total 997 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 860 86.3 821 82.4
No 136 13.7 176 17.6
Total 996 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 314 31.5 307 30.7
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 147 14.7 123 12.3
Inclined toward the centrist 354 35.5 357 35.8
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 143 14.3 161 16.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 39 3.9 51 5.1
Total 997 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 1


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 556 56.5 490 49.8
Rented 428 43.5 494 50.2
Total 984 100.0 984 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 16


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 367 37.3 432 44.0
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 144 14.6 146 14.9
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 14 1.4 13 1.3
Private housing 409 41.6 339 34.6
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 14 1.4 13 1.4
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 22 2.2 22 2.3
Public temporary housing 2 0.2 3 0.3
Private temporary housing 3 0.3 4 0.4
Staff quarters 7 0.7 6 0.6
Others 2 0.2 2 0.2
Total 984 100.0 980 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 20


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 130 26.9 164 34.0
Married/ Cohabiting 315 65.2 285 59.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 38 7.9 33 6.9
Total 483 100 483 100
Missing case (s) 3 4


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 105 10.6 101 10.2
Professionals 79 8.0 79 8.0
Associate professionals 22 2.2 24 2.4
Clerks 87 8.8 110 11.1
Service workers 74 7.5 100 10.1
Market sales workers 12 1.2 12 1.2
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 4 0.4 4 0.4
Handicrafts and related personnel 10 1.0 21 2.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 0.5 7 0.7
Drivers 8 0.8 10 1.0
Unskilled workers 23 2.3 30 3.1
Students 60 6.1 75 7.6
Housewives 146 14.7 149 15.1
Domestic helpers 2 0.2 1 0.1
Retired 312 31.5 206 20.8
Unemployed / non-workers 26 2.6 36 3.7
Others 15 1.5 22 2.2
Total 990 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 13


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 105 22.5 93 20.3
HK$5,000 or below 79 16.9 66 14.3
HK$5,000-7,099 21 4.5 22 4.8
HK$7,100-9,999 24 5.1 24 5.3
HK$10,000-14,999 52 11.1 63 13.6
HK$15,000-19,999 47 10.1 62 13.5
HK$20,000-29,999 54 11.6 57 12.3
HK$30,000-39,999 22 4.7 24 5.2
HK$40,000-49,999 17 3.6 16 3.5
HK$50,000 or above 40 8.6 26 5.7
Unstable 6 1.3 6 1.4
Total 467 100.0 459 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 19


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 4 0.4 8 0.8
Upper-middle class 32 3.2 16 1.6
Middle class 279 28.2 230 23.3
Middle-lower class 318 32.2 324 32.9
Lower class 337 34.1 387 39.3
Don't know/ Hard to say 18 1.8 20 2.0
Total 988 100.0 985 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 15


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 286 62.0 288 62.7
Mainland China 161 34.9 160 34.7
Taiwan 1 0.2 1 0.1
Macau 9 2.0 10 2.2
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 4 0.9 1 0.3
Total 461 100.0 460 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5