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 469 45.3 467 45.1
Female 567 54.7 569 54.9
Total 1036 100.0 1036 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 117 11.4 177 17.2
30 - 39 107 10.4 183 17.8
40 - 49 156 15.2 188 18.3
50 - 59 221 21.5 199 19.4
60 - 69 238 23.2 161 15.7
70 or above 188 18.3 119 11.6
Total 1027 100.0 1027 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 179 17.3 229 22.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 155 15.0 126 12.2
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 270 26.1 296 28.6
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 32 3.1 43 4.1
Matriculation (F.7) 31 3.0 47 4.6
Tertiary, non-degree 71 6.9 45 4.3
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 211 20.4 186 18.0
Master's degree 76 7.4 56 5.4
Doctoral degree or above 8 0.8 5 0.5
Total 1033 100.0 1033 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 16 1.9 15 1.8
Eastern (HKI) 65 7.9 65 7.8
Central and Western (HKI) 24 2.9 23 2.8
Southern (HKI) 32 3.9 21 2.6
Kwun Tong (KLE) 79 9.6 64 7.7
Kowloon City (KLW) 49 5.9 49 5.9
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 53 6.4 66 8.0
Mong Kok (KLW) 13 1.6 14 1.6
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 39 4.7 43 5.2
Yau Tsim (KLW) 8 1.0 6 0.7
Sai Kung (NTE) 70 8.5 64 7.7
Sha Tin (NTE) 82 9.9 78 9.4
Islands (NTW) 11 1.3 10 1.3
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 45 5.4 46 5.6
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 56 6.8 74 8.9
Tuen Mun (NTW) 51 6.2 49 5.9
Yuen Long (NTW) 66 8.0 74 9.0
Northern (NTE) 34 4.1 33 4.0
Tai Po (NTE) 34 4.1 34 4.1
Total 827 100.0 828 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 4


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 910 87.9 870 84.0
No 125 12.1 166 16.0
Total 1035 100.0 1036 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 305 29.6 294 28.6
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 158 15.3 137 13.3
Inclined toward the centrist 388 37.6 402 39.1
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 144 14.0 155 15.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 36 3.5 39 3.8
Total 1031 100.0 1027 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 9


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 596 58.3 538 52.3
Rented 427 41.7 490 47.7
Total 1023 100.0 1027 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 9


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 353 34.4 409 39.8
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 161 15.7 159 15.4
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 7 0.7 7 0.7
Private housing 450 43.8 382 37.1
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 12 1.2 16 1.5
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 29 2.8 38 3.7
Public temporary houses 1 0.1 1 0.1
Private temporary houses 6 0.6 8 0.8
Others 8 0.8 9 0.9
Total 1027 100.0 1028 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 8


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 88 21.4 143 33.1
Married/ Cohabiting 277 67.2 248 57.6
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 47 11.4 40 9.3
Total 412 100.0 430 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 4


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 112 10.9 114 11.2
Professionals 85 8.3 88 8.6
Associate professionals 38 3.7 49 4.8
Clerks 69 6.7 98 9.6
Service workers 69 6.7 116 11.3
Market sales workers 14 1.4 27 2.7
Skilled workers in agriculture and fisheries 1 0.1 4 0.4
Handicrafts and related personnel 14 1.4 23 2.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 0.5 8 0.8
Drivers 15 1.5 27 2.6
Unskilled workers 22 2.2 39 3.8
Students 56 5.5 48 4.7
Housewives 154 15.1 95 9.3
Retired 330 32.3 178 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 28 2.7 91 8.9
Others 11 1.1 18 1.8
Total 1023 100.0 1023 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 13


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 3 0.3 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 41 4.0 33 3.2
Middle class 284 27.7 229 22.3
Middle-lower class 336 32.7 344 33.6
Lower class 346 33.7 406 39.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 17 1.7 10 1.0
Total 1027 100.0 1025 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 11


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 283 65.1 292 65.6
Mainland China 139 32.0 145 32.5
Taiwan 1 0.2 2 0.5
Macau 4 0.9 2 0.4
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 8 1.8 4 1.0
Total 435 100.0 446 100.0
Missing case (s) 601 590