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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 | |||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
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 |