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 220 43.6 227 45.0
Female 285 56.4 278 55.0
Total 505 100.0 505 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 59 11.8 86 17.2
30 - 39 25 5.0 91 18.1
40 - 49 56 11.2 90 18.0
50 - 59 106 21.2 99 19.9
60 - 69 128 25.5 72 14.4
70 or above 127 25.3 62 12.4
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 96 19.1 119 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 79 15.7 52 10.4
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 117 23.3 139 27.7
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 18 3.6 26 5.1
Matriculation (F.7) 21 4.2 24 4.8
Tertiary, non-degree 32 6.4 23 4.6
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 111 22.1 95 18.8
Master's degree 28 5.6 24 4.8
Doctoral degree or above 1 0.2 0 0.0
Total 503 100.0 503 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 13 2.6 10 1.9
Eastern (HKI) 70 13.9 69 13.6
Central and Western (HKI) 14 2.8 10 1.9
Southern (HKI) 26 5.2 24 4.8
Kwun Tong (KLE) 53 10.5 55 10.9
Kowloon City (KLW) 28 5.6 28 5.5
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 25 5.0 24 4.8
Mong Kok (KLW) 5 1.0 3 0.6
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 32 6.3 25 5.0
Yau Tsim (KLW) 7 1.4 13 2.6
Sai Kung (NTE) 28 5.6 30 6.0
Sha Tin (NTE) 58 11.5 56 11.2
Islands (NTW) 7 1.4 15 2.9
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 14 2.8 10 2.0
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 21 4.2 16 3.2
Tuen Mun (NTW) 30 6.0 40 7.9
Yuen Long (NTW) 40 7.9 43 8.5
Northern (NTE) 19 3.8 21 4.2
Tai Po (NTE) 14 2.8 12 2.3
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 435 86.3 401 79.6
No 69 13.7 103 20.4
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 140 27.9 154 30.5
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 77 15.3 60 11.9
Inclined toward the centrist 176 35.1 180 35.7
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 85 16.9 91 18.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 24 4.8 19 3.8
Total 502 100.0 503 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 297 59.2 256 51.1
Rented 205 40.8 245 48.9
Total 502 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 4


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 169 33.7 188 37.4
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 81 16.2 86 17.2
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 8 1.6 7 1.3
Private housing 221 44.1 198 39.5
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 8 1.6 14 2.9
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 6 1.2 4 0.8
Public temporary housing 1 0.2 1 0.2
Staff quarters 4 0.8 3 0.5
Others 3 0.6 1 0.2
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 68 20.7 103 32.8
Married/ Cohabiting 206 62.8 178 56.6
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 54 16.5 33 10.6
Total 328 100.0 315 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 4


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 40 7.9 50 9.9
Professionals 34 6.7 33 6.5
Associate professionals 10 2.0 10 2.0
Clerks 40 7.9 66 13.0
Service workers 28 5.6 33 6.5
Market sales workers 7 1.4 15 2.9
Handicrafts and related personnel 1 0.2 1 0.3
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 1.0 6 1.3
Drivers 5 1.0 10 1.9
Unskilled workers 8 1.6 11 2.1
Students 26 5.2 42 8.3
Housewives 85 16.9 89 17.7
Unclassified 194 38.5 107 21.3
Retired / Unemployed / non-workers 14 2.8 19 3.7
Others 7 1.4 12 2.4
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Personal income
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
No income 83 27.2 68 23.1
HK$5,000 or below 53 17.4 50 17.2
HK$5,000-7,099 17 5.6 9 3.2
HK$7,100-9,999 20 6.6 22 7.7
HK$10,000-14,999 36 11.8 36 12.4
HK$15,000-19,999 23 7.5 29 10.0
HK$20,000-29,999 29 9.5 27 9.4
HK$30,000-39,999 14 4.6 15 5.0
HK$40,000-49,999 9 3.0 11 3.8
HK$50,000 or above 18 5.9 20 6.8
Unstable 3 1.0 4 1.4
Total 305 100.0 293 100.0
Missing case (s) 21 20


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.2 1 0.2
Upper-middle class 16 3.2 14 2.9
Middle class 135 26.8 108 21.6
Middle-lower class 145 28.8 144 28.7
Lower class 187 37.2 219 43.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 19 3.8 15 2.9
Total 503 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 3


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 170 61.6 188 64.1
Mainland China 96 34.8 101 34.4
Macau 2 0.7 1 0.2
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 1 0.4 0 0.1
Canada 5 1.8 2 0.8
Others 2 0.7 1 0.3
Total 276 100.0 294 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1