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 254 49.7 242 47.3
Female 257 50.3 269 52.7
Total 511 100.0 511 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 78 15.5 86 17.1
30 - 39 61 12.1 83 16.4
40 - 49 88 17.5 88 17.5
50 - 59 94 18.7 102 20.3
60 - 69 84 16.7 78 15.4
70 or above 99 19.6 67 13.3
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 71 13.9 98 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 68 13.3 66 13.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 143 28.0 176 34.5
Tertiary, non-degree 56 11.0 37 7.3
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 172 33.7 133 26.1
Total 510 100.0 510 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 83 16.5 75 14.9
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 86 17.1 86 17.0
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 80 15.9 73 14.5
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 127 25.2 134 26.6
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 127 25.2 136 27.0
Total 503 100.0 506 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 5


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 436 85.7 419 82.3
No 73 14.3 90 17.7
Total 509 100.0 509 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 139 27.8 139 27.7
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 77 15.4 69 13.7
Inclined toward the centrist 165 33.0 160 31.8
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 90 18.0 104 20.6
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 29 5.8 31 6.2
Total 500 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 9


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 295 59.4 271 54.1
Rented 202 40.6 230 45.9
Total 497 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 10


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 141 28.5 158 31.8
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 82 16.6 88 17.7
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 264 53.3 238 47.8
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 8 1.6 14 2.8
Total 495 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 13


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 138 27.7 149 29.9
Married/ Cohabiting 306 61.3 297 59.3
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 55 11.0 54 10.8
Total 499 100.0 500 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 11


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 96 19.0 89 17.6
Clerks and service workers 108 21.4 135 26.8
Workers 35 6.9 57 11.3
Students 26 5.2 25 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 62 12.3 55 10.8
Retired 142 28.2 98 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 10 2.0 14 2.9
Others 25 5.0 30 6.0
Total 504 100.0 504 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.2 0 0.1
Upper-middle class 30 6.0 20 4.0
Middle class 156 31.3 147 29.4
Middle-lower class 146 29.3 145 29.1
Lower class 156 31.3 177 35.6
Don't know/ Hard to say 9 1.8 9 1.8
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 13


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 323 63.6 312 61.5
Mainland China 174 34.3 187 36.8
Taiwan 1 0.2 1 0.2
Macau 5 1.0 4 0.8
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 5 1.0 3 0.6
Total 508 100.0 507 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 4