Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


The latest figures released today have been rim-weighted according to figures collected in the 2016 by-census regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population and the 2017 educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and economic activity status distribution obtained from the Census and Statistics Department. In the past, the mobile sample would be rim-weighted according to the basic Public Sentiment Index (PSI) figures collected in the landline sample. In July 2018, POP further refined the weighting method. The landline sample and the mobile sample would no longer be processed separately. The mobile would also no longer be adjusted using the basic PSI figures collected in the landline sample. The overall effect is that the importance of the mobile sample would be increased.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 496 49.6 475 47.5
Female 505 50.4 526 52.5
Total 1001 100.0 1001 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 170 17.1 174 17.6
30 - 39 133 13.4 163 16.4
40 - 49 177 17.8 175 17.7
50 - 59 200 20.1 206 20.7
60 - 69 164 16.5 147 14.8
70 or above 149 15.0 127 12.8
Total 993 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 125 12.5 198 19.8
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 115 11.5 117 11.7
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 208 20.9 260 26.1
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 43 4.3 58 5.8
Matriculation (F.7) 27 2.7 37 3.7
Tertiary, non-degree 90 9.0 55 5.5
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 285 28.6 199 20.0
Master's degree 94 9.4 66 6.6
Doctoral degree or above 10 1.0 6 0.6
Total 997 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 18 1.9 14 1.5
Eastern (HKI) 110 11.4 99 10.3
Central and Western (HKI) 37 3.8 32 3.4
Southern (HKI) 31 3.2 33 3.4
Kwun Tong (KLE) 70 7.2 83 8.6
Kowloon City (KLW) 59 6.1 49 5.0
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 54 5.6 60 6.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 23 2.4 18 1.8
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 52 5.4 53 5.5
Yau Tsim (KLW) 20 2.1 18 1.8
Sai Kung (NTE) 69 7.1 65 6.8
Sha Tin (NTE) 103 10.7 102 10.6
Islands (NTW) 17 1.8 19 2.0
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 42 4.3 38 4.0
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 53 5.5 58 6.0
Tuen Mun (NTW) 59 6.1 64 6.7
Yuen Long (NTW) 69 7.1 72 7.5
Northern (NTE) 42 4.3 43 4.5
Tai Po (NTE) 38 3.9 43 4.5
Total 966 100.0 963 100.0
Missing case (s) 35 38


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 867 87.0 848 85.2
No 130 13.0 147 14.8
Total 997 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 6


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 319 32.2 305 30.8
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 136 13.7 127 12.8
Inclined toward the centrist 353 35.7 362 36.6
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 147 14.8 162 16.4
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 35 3.5 33 3.4
Total 990 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 576 58.3 530 53.6
Rented 412 41.7 459 46.4
Total 988 100.0 989 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 12


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 291 29.5 338 34.3
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 135 13.7 150 15.3
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 20 2.0 25 2.6
Private housing 494 50.0 417 42.4
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 12 1.2 13 1.4
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 21 2.1 26 2.7
Staff quarters 2 0.2 1 0.1
Private temporary houses 10 1.0 11 1.1
Others 3 0.3 2 0.2
Total 988 100.0 984 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 17


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 297 30.1 305 31.0
Married/ Cohabiting 607 61.6 600 60.8
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 82 8.3 81 8.2
Total 986 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 14


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 163 16.5 149 15.1
Professionals 127 12.9 107 10.9
Associate professionals 36 3.7 40 4.0
Clerks 95 9.6 113 11.4
Service workers 51 5.2 72 7.3
Market sales workers 25 2.5 38 3.9
Handicrafts and related personnel 9 0.9 12 1.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 0.5 9 0.9
Drivers 14 1.4 18 1.9
Unskilled workers 22 2.2 39 4.0
Students 55 5.6 47 4.8
Housewives 124 12.6 102 10.4
Domestic helpers 2 0.2 2 0.2
Retired 216 21.9 181 18.4
Unemployed / non-workers 20 2.0 29 2.9
Others 22 2.2 26 2.7
Total 986 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 7 0.7
Upper-middle class 49 5.0 38 3.8
Middle class 301 30.5 259 26.2
Middle-lower class 305 30.9 304 30.9
Lower class 307 31.1 358 36.3
Don't know/ Hard to say 21 2.1 21 2.1
Total 988 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 15


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 689 69.5 663 67.1
Mainland China 269 27.1 299 30.2
Taiwan 6 0.6 4 0.4
Macau 10 1.0 7 0.7
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 14 1.4 12 1.3
Canada 1 0.1 1 0.1
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 2 0.2 1 0.1
Total 992 100.0 988.9 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 12