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) and the economic activity status distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 488 47.8 459 45.0
Female 532 52.2 561 55.0
Total 1020 100.0 1020 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 142 14.1 173 17.2
30 - 39 112 11.1 183 18.1
40 - 49 139 13.8 181 18.0
50 - 59 209 20.7 200 19.9
60 - 69 208 20.6 145 14.4
70 or above 198 19.6 125 12.4
Total 1008 100.0 1008 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 12


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 169 16.6 240 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 134 13.2 116 11.4
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 244 24.0 274 27.0
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 35 3.4 57 5.6
Matriculation (F.7) 31 3.1 42 4.2
Tertiary, non-degree 76 7.5 51 5.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 269 26.5 192 18.9
Master's degree 54 5.3 43 4.2
Doctoral degree or above 4 0.4 1 0.1
Total 1016 100.0 1016 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 12 1.5 6 0.7
Eastern (HKI) 71 8.7 51 6.3
Central and Western (HKI) 38 4.7 34 4.2
Southern (HKI) 29 3.6 27 3.3
Kwun Tong (KLE) 83 10.2 91 11.2
Kowloon City (KLW) 54 6.6 43 5.3
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 41 5.0 54 6.6
Mong Kok (KLW) 12 1.5 8 1.0
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 43 5.3 42 5.1
Yau Tsim (KLW) 16 2.0 17 2.0
Sai Kung (NTE) 69 8.5 74 9.1
Sha Tin (NTE) 71 8.7 63 7.7
Islands (NTW) 11 1.3 7 0.9
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 28 3.4 26 3.2
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 47 5.8 57 7.0
Tuen Mun (NTW) 61 7.5 68 8.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 53 6.5 65 8.0
Northern (NTE) 42 5.1 44 5.4
Tai Po (NTE) 35 4.3 39 4.7
Total 816 100.0 816 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 900 88.4 864 84.8
No 118 11.6 155 15.2
Total 1018 100.0 1019 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 308 30.4 322 31.8
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 155 15.3 123 12.2
Inclined toward the centrist 363 35.8 368 36.3
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 152 15.0 160 15.8
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 36 3.6 40 3.9
Total 1014 100.0 1014 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 602 60.0 532 53.0
Rented 401 40.0 471 47.0
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 17


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 311 31.0 385 38.2
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 167 16.6 178 17.6
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 17 1.7 17 1.7
Private housing 465 46.3 379 37.6
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 13 1.3 11 1.1
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 19 1.9 26 2.6
Private temporary houses 8 0.8 7 0.7
Others 4 0.4 5 0.5
Total 1004 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 13


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 133 25.9 175 33.7
Married/ Cohabiting 328 63.8 302 58.3
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 53 10.3 41 8.0
Total 514 100.0 519 100.0
Missing case (s) 506 501


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 137 13.6 124 12.3
Professionals 86 8.5 82 8.2
Associate professionals 44 4.4 42 4.1
Clerks 78 7.7 99 9.9
Service workers 62 6.2 115 11.5
Market sales workers 13 1.3 26 2.5
Skilled workers in agriculture and fisheries 1 0.1 1 0.1
Handicrafts and related personnel 12 1.2 19 1.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7 0.7 12 1.2
Drivers 12 1.2 25 2.5
Unskilled workers 17 1.7 41 4.0
Students 51 5.1 47 4.7
Housewives 132 13.1 93 9.3
Retired 323 32.1 175 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 89 8.8
Others 9 0.9 16 1.6
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 13


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 50 4.9 35 3.5
Middle class 306 30.3 254 25.2
Middle-lower class 308 30.5 319 31.6
Lower class 322 31.8 381 37.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 20 2.0 17 1.7
Total 1011 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 291 62.9 298 65.4
Mainland China 158 34.1 150 33.0
Macau 7 1.5 4 0.9
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 6 1.3 2 0.4
Australia 1 0.2 1 0.3
Total 463 100.0 455 100.0
Missing case (s) 557 565