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 221 44.0 224 44.7
Female 281 56.0 278 55.3
Total 502 100.0 502 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 61 12.2 86 17.2
30 - 39 53 10.6 90 18.2
40 - 49 70 14.1 90 18.0
50 - 59 96 19.3 99 19.9
60 - 69 116 23.3 72 14.4
70 or above 102 20.5 62 12.4
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 89 17.8 118 23.6
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 77 15.4 61 12.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 102 20.4 122 24.4
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 16 3.2 32 6.4
Matriculation (F.7) 11 2.2 25 5.0
Tertiary, non-degree 42 8.4 28 5.6
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 131 26.2 92 18.4
Master's degree 31 6.2 21 4.3
Doctoral degree or above 1 0.2 0 0.0
Total 500 100.0 500 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 10 2.0 5 1.0
Eastern (HKI) 52 10.6 42 8.5
Central and Western (HKI) 24 4.9 18 3.5
Southern (HKI) 16 3.3 23 4.7
Kwun Tong (KLE) 41 8.3 34 6.9
Kowloon City (KLW) 13 2.6 14 2.8
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 30 6.1 38 7.7
Mong Kok (KLW) 11 2.2 14 2.9
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 22 4.5 20 4.1
Yau Tsim (KLW) 8 1.6 5 0.9
Sai Kung (NTE) 42 8.5 44 8.8
Sha Tin (NTE) 52 10.6 50 10.1
Islands (NTW) 12 2.4 13 2.6
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 19 3.9 18 3.6
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 24 4.9 32 6.4
Tuen Mun (NTW) 32 6.5 51 10.3
Yuen Long (NTW) 37 7.5 31 6.3
Northern (NTE) 21 4.3 15 3.0
Tai Po (NTE) 26 5.3 29 5.9
Total 492 100.0 497 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 4


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 441 88.0 424 84.5
No 60 12.0 78 15.5
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 150 30.1 151 30.1
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 95 19.0 86 17.1
Inclined toward the centrist 174 34.9 193 38.6
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 69 13.8 59 11.8
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 11 2.2 12 2.3
Total 499 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 1


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 318 64.2 289 57.9
Rented 177 35.8 210 42.1
Total 495 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 3


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 136 27.4 170 34.3
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 96 19.4 81 16.3
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 13 2.6 14 2.8
Private housing 228 46.0 207 41.7
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 8 1.6 8 1.5
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 9 1.8 9 1.9
Private temporary houses 3 0.6 2 0.3
Others 3 0.6 6 1.2
Total 496 100.0 496 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 79 20.7 101 26.4
Married/ Cohabiting 255 66.9 245 64.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 47 12.3 37 9.7
Total 381 100.0 383 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 46 9.2 40 8.0
Professionals 55 11.0 58 11.7
Associate professionals 16 3.2 20 4.1
Clerks 43 8.6 80 16.1
Service workers 24 4.8 59 11.8
Market sales workers 4 0.8 8 1.7
Handicrafts and related personnel 6 1.2 10 2.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 4 0.8 9 1.8
Drivers 4 0.8 15 3.0
Unskilled workers 7 1.4 12 2.3
Students 25 5.0 22 4.4
Housewives 84 16.9 46 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.2 0 0.1
unclassified 1 0.2 5 1.0
Retired 161 32.3 87 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 8 1.6 11 2.1
Others 9 1.8 15 3.1
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.2 0 0.1
Upper-middle class 16 3.2 4 0.8
Middle class 154 31.0 123 25.0
Middle-lower class 150 30.2 180 36.4
Lower class 161 32.4 178 36.1
Don't know/ Hard to say 15 3.0 8 1.7
Total 497 493
Missing case (s) 5 9


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 246 63.2 274 68.1
Mainland China 130 33.4 115 28.7
Macau 1 0.3 0 0.0
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 10 2.6 11 2.7
Canada 1 0.3 2 0.4
United States 1 0.3 0 0.1
Total 389 100.0 402 100.0
Missing case (s) 113 100