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 527 51.6 483 47.3
Female 495 48.4 539 52.7
Total 1022 100.0 1022 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 197 19.5 172 17.1
30 - 39 132 13.1 165 16.4
40 - 49 165 16.4 176 17.5
50 - 59 184 18.3 205 20.3
60 - 69 187 18.6 155 15.4
70 or above 143 14.2 134 13.3
Total 1008 100.0 1008 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 107 10.6 194 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 136 13.5 143 14.1
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 259 25.6 337 33.4
Tertiary, non-degree 99 9.8 61 6.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 409 40.5 276 27.3
Total 1010 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 12


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 201 20.0 184 18.3
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 161 16.0 164 16.3
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 136 13.5 132 13.1
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 216 21.5 211 21.0
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 290 28.9 313 31.2
Total 1004 100.0 1004 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 18


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 860 85.1 825 81.7
No 151 14.9 185 18.3
Total 1011 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 12


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 282 28.6 249 25.3
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 125 12.7 120 12.2
Inclined toward the centrist 345 35.0 346 35.1
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 184 18.7 207 21.0
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 50 5.1 63 6.4
Total 986 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 36 36


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 552 55.8 499 50.3
Rented 438 44.2 494 49.7
Total 990 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 32 29


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 305 30.9 354 35.8
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 136 13.8 143 14.5
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 534 54.2 477 48.3
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 11 1.1 13 1.3
Total 986 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 36 35


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 311 31.3 301 30.2
Married/ Cohabiting 605 60.8 597 59.8
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 79 7.9 99 10.0
Total 995 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 24


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 238 23.5 189 18.7
Clerks and service workers 221 21.9 270 26.7
Workers 82 8.1 122 12.1
Students 65 6.4 50 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 111 11.0 109 10.8
Retired 233 23.0 198 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 26 2.6
Others 38 3.8 47 4.7
Total 1011 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 6 0.6 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 48 4.8 36 3.7
Middle class 313 31.5 267 26.8
Middle-lower class 291 29.2 288 29.0
Lower class 320 32.2 379 38.2
Don't know/ Hard to say 17 1.7 20 2.0
Total 995 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 28


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 688 67.9 655 64.6
Mainland China 296 29.2 333 32.8
Taiwan 1 0.1 1 0.1
Macau 13 1.3 14 1.4
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 13 1.3 9 0.9
Canada 1 0.1 1 0.1
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1014 100.0 1015 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 7