Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


The latest figures released today have been rim-weighted according to figures provided by the Census and Statistics Department. The gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population came from “Mid-year population for 2017”, while the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and economic activity status distribution came from “Women and Men in Hong Kong - Key Statistics (2018 Edition)”. 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 514 51.4 473 47.3
Female 486 48.6 527 52.7
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 163 16.5 169 17.1
30 - 39 130 13.2 162 16.4
40 - 49 135 13.7 173 17.5
50 - 59 197 19.9 201 20.3
60 - 69 173 17.5 152 15.4
70 or above 190 19.2 131 13.3
Total 988 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 12


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 128 12.8 192 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 154 15.4 142 14.2
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 287 28.7 332 33.3
Tertiary, non-degree 108 10.8 80 8.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 322 32.2 253 25.3
Total 999 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 177 17.9 161 16.3
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 193 19.5 203 20.5
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 115 11.6 113 11.4
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 258 26.0 261 26.3
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 248 25.0 253 25.5
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 839 84.1 813 81.5
No 159 15.9 185 18.5
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 288 29.2 274 27.7
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 137 13.9 131 13.3
Inclined toward the centrist 355 36.0 353 35.6
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 160 16.2 179 18.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 47 4.8 53 5.3
Total 987 100.0 989 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 11


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 569 58.1 533 54.5
Rented 410 41.9 446 45.5
Total 979 100.0 979 100.0
Missing case (s) 21 21


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 304 31.3 347 35.6
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 163 16.8 159 16.4
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 494 50.9 456 46.9
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 10 1.0 10 1.1
Total 971 100.0 972 100.0
Missing case (s) 29 28


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 278 28.4 295 30.1
Married/ Cohabiting 607 62.0 604 61.5
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 94 9.6 82 8.3
Total 979 100.0 981 100.0
Missing case (s) 21 19


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 206 20.7 202 20.3
Clerks and service workers 217 21.9 261 26.3
Workers 86 8.7 123 12.4
Students 51 5.1 47 4.7
Home-makers / Housewives 112 11.3 102 10.3
Retired 265 26.7 185 18.6
Unemployed / non-workers 20 2.0 30 3.0
Others 36 3.6 44 4.4
Total 993 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 5 0.5
Upper-middle class 50 5.1 41 4.2
Middle class 275 28.0 243 24.8
Middle-lower class 319 32.5 319 32.5
Lower class 314 31.9 352 35.8
Don't know/ Hard to say 20 2.0 22 2.3
Total 983 100.0 983 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 17


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 664 66.7 665 66.9
Mainland China 300 30.2 301 30.3
Taiwan 2 0.2 2 0.2
Macau 7 0.7 7 0.7
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 13 1.3 8 0.8
Canada 2 0.2 2 0.2
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Australia 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 1 0.1 2 0.2
Others 4 0.4 5 0.5
Total 995 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 6