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 244 48.4 227 45.0
Female 260 51.6 277 55.0
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 62 12.4 86 17.2
30 - 39 62 12.4 92 18.4
40 - 49 76 15.1 89 17.8
50 - 59 83 16.5 101 20.2
60 - 69 93 18.5 71 14.2
70 or above 126 25.1 62 12.3
Total 502 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 96 19.1 111 22.0
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 72 14.3 61 12.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 121 24.1 147 29.2
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 18 3.6 23 4.5
Matriculation (F.7) 16 3.2 20 3.9
Tertiary, non-degree 30 6.0 20 4.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 120 23.9 100 19.8
Master's degree 25 5.0 19 3.7
Doctoral degree or above 5 1.0 3 0.6
Total 503 100.0 503 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 417 82.7 391 77.7
No 87 17.3 113 22.3
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 150 30.0 142 28.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 90 18.0 67 13.4
Inclined toward the centrist 166 33.2 186 37.2
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 73 14.6 84 16.8
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 21 4.2 21 4.2
Total 500 100.0 500 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 284 57.1 267 53.4
Rented 213 42.9 233 46.6
Total 497 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 5


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 165 33.2 185 37.0
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 64 12.9 81 16.2
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 10 2.0 12 2.4
Private housing 231 46.5 194 38.9
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 11 2.2 13 2.6
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 9 1.8 8 1.7
Staff quarters 2 0.4 1 0.2
Private temporary houses 2 0.4 3 0.6
Others 3 0.6 2 0.3
Total 497 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 5


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 72 20.9 86 24.6
Married/ Cohabiting 232 67.2 229 65.6
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 41 11.9 34 9.8
Total 345 100.0 349 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 4


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 41 8.2 45 8.9
Professionals 40 8.0 46 9.1
Associate professionals 13 2.6 13 2.6
Clerks 32 6.4 58 11.5
Service workers 37 7.4 62 12.3
Market sales workers 11 2.2 22 4.3
Skilled workers in agriculture and fisheries 1 0.2 3 0.7
Handicrafts and related personnel 9 1.8 16 3.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 6 1.2 12 2.4
Drivers 4 0.8 9 1.8
Unskilled workers 11 2.2 22 4.5
Students 30 6.0 22 4.4
Housewives 80 15.9 47 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.2 1 0.2
Retired 166 33.0 88 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 9 1.8 18 3.7
Others 12 2.4 18 3.6
Total 503 100.0 503 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


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 22 4.4 14 2.7
Middle class 146 29.0 135 26.7
Middle-lower class 153 30.4 144 28.6
Lower class 173 34.4 204 40.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 8 1.6 6 1.2
Total 503 504
Missing case (s) 1 0


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 218 57.2 239 60.1
Mainland China 140 36.7 144 36.3
Taiwan 1 0.3 0 0.1
Macau 5 1.3 7 1.7
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 12 3.1 4 1.0
Canada 1 0.3 1 0.3
Others 4 1.0 2 0.6
Total 381 397
Missing case (s) 1 0