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



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 458 44.6 463 45.0
Female 570 55.4 565 55.0
Total 1028 100.0 1028 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 143 14.0 175 17.2
30 - 39 126 12.4 183 17.9
40 - 49 160 15.7 185 18.2
50 - 59 195 19.2 195 19.2
60 - 69 232 22.8 167 16.4
70 or above 162 15.9 113 11.1
Total 1018 100.0 1018 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 157 15.3 218 21.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 125 12.2 123 12.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 237 23.1 295 28.8
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 28 2.7 41 4.0
Matriculation (F.7) 36 3.5 59 5.7
Tertiary, non-degree 60 5.9 38 3.7
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 277 27.0 186 18.2
Master's degree 93 9.1 60 5.8
Doctoral degree or above 12 1.2 6 0.6
Total 1025 100.0 1025 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 10 1.2 5 0.6
Eastern (HKI) 90 11.1 92 11.3
Central and Western (HKI) 26 3.2 18 2.2
Southern (HKI) 38 4.7 32 4.0
Kwun Tong (KLE) 79 9.8 94 11.6
Kowloon City (KLW) 47 5.8 42 5.1
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 37 4.6 34 4.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 18 2.2 16 2.0
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 41 5.1 39 4.8
Yau Tsim (KLW) 11 1.4 9 1.1
Sai Kung (NTE) 64 7.9 71 8.7
Sha Tin (NTE) 75 9.3 67 8.3
Islands (NTW) 9 1.1 15 1.8
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 46 5.7 52 6.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 51 6.3 50 6.1
Tuen Mun (NTW) 59 7.3 60 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 51 6.3 56 6.9
Northern (NTE) 27 3.3 32 3.9
Tai Po (NTE) 30 3.7 27 3.4
Total 809 100.0 810 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 890 86.7 859 83.7
No 137 13.3 167 16.3
Total 1027 100.0 1027 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 296 28.9 262 25.6
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 160 15.6 152 14.8
Inclined toward the centrist 378 36.9 402 39.2
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 151 14.7 176 17.2
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 39 3.8 33 3.2
Total 1024 100.0 1025 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 3


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 598 59.7 515 51.2
Rented 403 40.3 491 48.8
Total 1001 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 22


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 303 30.0 383 37.9
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 157 15.6 158 15.7
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 14 1.4 15 1.4
Private housing 480 47.6 390 38.6
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 17 1.7 18 1.8
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 29 2.9 36 3.5
Private temporary houses 6 0.6 6 0.6
Others 3 0.3 5 0.5
Total 1009 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 19 17


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 111 22.2 134 26.5
Married/ Cohabiting 337 67.3 324 64.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 53 10.6 47 9.3
Total 501 100.0 505 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 140 13.7 132 13.0
Professionals 112 11.0 104 10.2
Associate professionals 37 3.6 52 5.1
Clerks 93 9.1 133 13.0
Service workers 62 6.1 117 11.5
Market sales workers 12 1.2 22 2.1
Handicrafts and related personnel 13 1.3 27 2.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 0.5 8 0.8
Drivers 11 1.1 21 2.1
Unskilled workers 18 1.8 36 3.6
Students 53 5.2 45 4.4
Housewives 159 15.6 95 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.1
unclassified 1 0.1 4 0.4
Retired 274 26.9 178 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 14 1.4 20 2.0
Others 14 1.4 23 2.3
Total 1019 100.0 1019 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.2 2 0.2
Upper-middle class 63 6.1 50 4.8
Middle class 325 31.7 284 27.7
Middle-lower class 314 30.6 311 30.4
Lower class 300 29.3 362 35.3
Don't know/ Hard to say 21 2.0 16 1.6
Total 1025 100.0 1024 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 4


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 379 68.4 364 65.7
Mainland China 163 29.4 178 32.1
Macau 5 0.9 4 0.7
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 5 0.9 5 0.9
Canada 1 0.2 1 0.2
Others 1 0.2 1 0.3
Total 554 100.0 554 100.0
Missing case (s) 474 474