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 44.3 467 45.1
Female 576 55.7 567 54.9
Total 1034 100.0 1034 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 134 13.1 176 17.2
30 - 39 98 9.6 186 18.1
40 - 49 156 15.2 184 18.0
50 - 59 203 19.8 203 19.9
60 - 69 230 22.5 147 14.4
70 or above 203 19.8 127 12.4
Total 1024 100.0 1024 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 173 16.8 243 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 146 14.2 135 13.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 228 22.2 260 25.3
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 37 3.6 52 5.1
Matriculation (F.7) 26 2.5 47 4.6
Tertiary, non-degree 86 8.4 56 5.5
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 255 24.8 187 18.2
Master's degree 74 7.2 45 4.4
Doctoral degree or above 3 0.3 2 0.2
Total 1028 100.0 1028 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 25 2.5 14 1.3
Eastern (HKI) 102 10.0 92 9.0
Central and Western (HKI) 41 4.0 36 3.5
Southern (HKI) 31 3.1 31 3.1
Kwun Tong (KLE) 102 10.0 116 11.4
Kowloon City (KLW) 44 4.3 40 4.0
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 55 5.4 57 5.6
Mong Kok (KLW) 21 2.1 15 1.5
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 55 5.4 58 5.7
Yau Tsim (KLW) 11 1.1 9 0.9
Sai Kung (NTE) 72 7.1 68 6.6
Sha Tin (NTE) 111 10.9 105 10.3
Islands (NTW) 22 2.2 23 2.3
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 42 4.1 45 4.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 53 5.2 68 6.7
Tuen Mun (NTW) 66 6.5 89 8.7
Yuen Long (NTW) 69 6.8 64 6.2
Northern (NTE) 47 4.6 48 4.7
Tai Po (NTE) 46 4.5 41 4.0
Total 1015 100.0 1018 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 15


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 911 88.2 887 85.9
No 122 11.8 146 14.1
Total 1033 100.0 1033 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 312 30.4 309 29.9
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 176 17.1 154 14.9
Inclined toward the centrist 349 33.9 363 35.2
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 157 15.3 176 17.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 34 3.3 30 2.9
Total 1028 100.0 1031 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 3


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 627 61.4 551 53.7
Rented 395 38.6 475 46.3
Total 1022 100.0 1026 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 8


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 305 29.8 376 36.7
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 178 17.4 155 15.2
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 19 1.9 25 2.5
Private housing 479 46.8 421 41.2
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 14 1.4 12 1.2
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 16 1.6 17 1.7
Private temporary houses 7 0.7 11 1.0
Others 5 0.5 6 0.6
Total 1023 100.0 1024 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 178 22.9 222 27.9
Married/ Cohabiting 500 64.4 483 60.6
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 99 12.7 91 11.5
Total 777 100.0 796 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 4


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 112 10.9 111 10.8
Professionals 98 9.5 92 9.0
Associate professionals 45 4.4 56 5.5
Clerks 92 9.0 153 14.9
Service workers 54 5.3 112 10.9
Market sales workers 8 0.8 18 1.7
Skilled workers in agriculture and fisheries 1 0.1 1 0.1
Handicrafts and related personnel 11 1.1 17 1.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7 0.7 14 1.4
Drivers 8 0.8 17 1.6
Unskilled workers 23 2.2 47 4.5
Students 48 4.7 45 4.4
Housewives 159 15.5 96 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.1
unclassified 1 0.1 5 0.5
Retired 317 30.9 179 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 20 1.9 31 3.0
Others 22 2.1 34 3.3
Total 1027 1027


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.2 5 0.5
Upper-middle class 51 5.0 38 3.7
Middle class 304 29.6 239 23.3
Middle-lower class 317 30.9 342 33.4
Lower class 331 32.2 384 37.4
Don't know/ Hard to say 22 2.1 17 1.7
Total 1027 1026
Missing case (s) 7 8


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 471 63.2 484 64.2
Mainland China 249 33.4 247 32.8
Taiwan 1 0.1 0.2 0.0
Macau 2 0.3 4 0.5
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 17 2.3 12 1.6
Canada 2 0.3 3 0.3
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 0 0.1
Don't know 1 0.1 3 0.4
Total 745 754
Missing case (s) 3 5