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 220 44.0 237 47.5
Female 280 56.0 263 52.5
Total 500 100.0 500 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 78 15.7 87 17.6
30 - 39 61 12.3 82 16.4
40 - 49 61 12.3 88 17.7
50 - 59 84 16.9 103 20.7
60 - 69 98 19.7 74 14.8
70 or above 115 23.1 64 12.8
Total 497 100.0 497 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 81 16.3 99 19.8
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 78 15.7 70 14.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 150 30.1 166 33.2
Tertiary, non-degree 38 7.6 25 5.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 151 30.3 138 27.7
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 100 20.2 85 17.1
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 72 14.5 75 15.1
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 64 12.9 64 12.9
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 144 29.0 148 29.7
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 116 23.4 125 25.2
Total 496 100.0 497 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 3


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 439 88.0 424 85.0
No 60 12.0 75 15.0
Total 499 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 147 30.0 143 29.2
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 72 14.7 64 13.0
Inclined toward the centrist 162 33.1 172 35.1
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 83 16.9 83 17.0
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 26 5.3 28 5.7
Total 490 100.0 489 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 11


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 278 57.0 251 51.2
Rented 210 43.0 239 48.8
Total 488 100.0 490 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 10


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 153 31.6 165 34.0
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 67 13.8 60 12.3
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 258 53.3 255 52.6
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 6 1.2 5 1.1
Total 484 100.0 485 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 15


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 132 27.3 145 30.1
Married/ Cohabiting 306 63.2 299 62.3
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 46 9.5 36 7.5
Total 484 100.0 480 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 20


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 75 15.0 83 16.6
Clerks and service workers 96 19.2 125 25.0
Workers 38 7.6 63 12.6
Students 30 6.0 24 4.8
Home-makers / Housewives 69 13.8 52 10.4
Retired 152 30.5 92 18.4
Unemployed / non-workers 18 3.6 31 6.2
Others 21 4.2 30 6.1
Total 499 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper-middle class 18 3.7 13 2.8
Middle class 142 29.4 131 27.3
Middle-lower class 152 31.5 143 29.7
Lower class 160 33.1 184 38.0
Don't know/ Hard to say 11 2.3 11 2.2
Total 483 100.0 482 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 18


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