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 248 49.4 238 47.5
Female 254 50.6 264 52.5
Total 502 100.0 502 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 67 13.5 87 17.6
30 - 39 69 13.9 82 16.4
40 - 49 75 15.1 88 17.7
50 - 59 96 19.4 103 20.7
60 - 69 97 19.6 73 14.8
70 or above 92 18.5 63 12.8
Total 496 100.0 496 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 77 15.5 99 19.8
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 75 15.1 74 14.9
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 131 26.4 162 32.5
Tertiary, non-degree 52 10.5 39 7.9
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 162 32.6 124 24.9
Total 497 100.0 497 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 93 18.7 84 16.9
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 104 20.9 109 22.0
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 61 12.3 64 12.9
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 111 22.3 105 21.1
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 128 25.8 134 27.1
Total 497 100.0 495 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 7


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 415 83.3 395 79.3
No 83 16.7 103 20.7
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 138 27.9 136 27.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 74 14.9 67 13.5
Inclined toward the centrist 159 32.1 164 33.1
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 103 20.8 110 22.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 21 4.2 19 3.9
Total 495 100.0 496 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 6


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 262 53.9 229 47.3
Rented 224 46.1 255 52.7
Total 486 100.0 485 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 17


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 123 25.3 149 30.6
Married/ Cohabiting 320 65.7 296 60.7
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 44 9.0 42 8.7
Total 487 100.0 487 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 86 17.2 82 16.3
Clerks and service workers 113 22.6 149 29.8
Workers 36 7.2 61 12.2
Students 26 5.2 24 4.8
Home-makers / Housewives 74 14.8 52 10.4
Retired 135 27.1 92 18.4
Unemployed / non-workers 12 2.4 18 3.7
Others 17 3.4 22 4.4
Total 499 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.4 1 0.2
Upper-middle class 22 4.5 15 3.2
Middle class 153 31.4 145 29.6
Middle-lower class 140 28.7 131 26.8
Lower class 160 32.8 188 38.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 11 2.3 9 1.8
Total 488 100.0 488 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 337 67.3 343 68.4
Mainland China 149 29.7 147 29.3
Taiwan 2 0.4 2 0.4
Macau 9 1.8 6 1.2
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 3 0.6 2 0.4
Others 1 0.2 1 0.2
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1