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 464 45.9 452 44.8
Female 546 54.1 559 55.2
Total 1010 100.0 1011 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 133 13.3 171 17.1
30 - 39 109 10.9 180 18.0
40 - 49 132 13.2 179 17.9
50 - 59 197 19.7 197 19.7
60 - 69 217 21.7 149 14.9
70 or above 211 21.1 123 12.3
Total 999 100.0 1000 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 163 16.2 229 22.8
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 161 16.0 145 14.4
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 213 21.2 231 23.0
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 32 3.2 54 5.4
Matriculation (F.7) 33 3.3 59 5.9
Tertiary, non-degree 89 8.9 44 4.4
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 230 22.9 180 17.9
Master's degree 75 7.5 58 5.8
Doctoral degree or above 8 0.8 5 0.5
Total 1004 100.0 1005 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 19 1.9 13 1.3
Eastern (HKI) 104 10.6 94 9.5
Central and Western (HKI) 37 3.8 28 2.9
Southern (HKI) 30 3.0 28 2.8
Kwun Tong (KLE) 87 8.8 100 10.1
Kowloon City (KLW) 63 6.4 58 5.9
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 60 6.1 75 7.6
Mong Kok (KLW) 13 1.3 9 0.9
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 48 4.9 44 4.5
Yau Tsim (KLW) 20 2.0 22 2.2
Sai Kung (NTE) 57 5.8 59 6.0
Sha Tin (NTE) 109 11.1 87 8.8
Islands (NTW) 12 1.2 12 1.2
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 40 4.1 44 4.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 40 4.1 41 4.2
Tuen Mun (NTW) 64 6.5 73 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 83 8.4 101 10.2
Northern (NTE) 54 5.5 62 6.3
Tai Po (NTE) 44 4.5 40 4.1
Total 984 100.0 989 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 22


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 866 85.9 815 80.7
No 142 14.1 195 19.3
Total 1008 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 265 26.4 251 25.0
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 176 17.6 184 18.3
Inclined toward the centrist 356 35.5 375 37.2
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 160 16.0 158 15.7
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 45 4.5 38 3.8
Total 1002 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 5


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 573 57.8 492 49.4
Rented 418 42.2 504 50.6
Total 991 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 19 15


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 321 32.3 388 38.8
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 146 14.7 154 15.4
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 10 1.0 5 0.5
Private housing 469 47.1 408 40.8
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 21 2.1 18 1.8
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 22 2.2 22 2.2
Staff quarters 1 0.1 2 0.2
Private temporary houses 4 0.4 3 0.3
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 995 100.0 1000 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 11
#N/A 1010 1011


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 192 24.5 258 32.0
Married/ Cohabiting 509 64.9 478 59.5
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 83 10.6 68 8.5
Total 784 100.0 804 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 98 9.8 108 10.8
Professionals 73 7.3 69 7.0
Associate professionals 37 3.7 46 4.6
Clerks 73 7.3 139 13.9
Service workers 65 6.5 131 13.1
Market sales workers 14 1.4 31 3.1
Handicrafts and related personnel 10 1.0 26 2.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 8 0.8 12 1.2
Drivers 13 1.3 22 2.2
Unskilled workers 14 1.4 27 2.7
Students 64 6.4 44 4.4
Housewives 155 15.5 92 9.2
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.1
unclassified 3 0.3 2 0.2
Retired 320 32.1 173 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 39 3.9
Others 27 2.7 36 3.6
Total 998 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 12


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 4 0.4 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 51 5.1 34 3.4
Middle class 307 30.8 276 27.5
Middle-lower class 296 29.7 312 31.1
Lower class 316 31.7 359 35.8
Don't know/ Hard to say 23 2.3 19 1.9
Total 997 1002
Missing case (s) 13 9


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 472 59.5 453 57.6
Mainland China 295 37.2 314 39.9
Taiwan 1 0.1 1 0.1
Macau 8 1.0 9 1.1
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 15 1.9 8 1.0
England 1 0.1 2 0.2
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 793 787
Missing case (s) 3 3