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 480 47.9 474 47.3
Female 522 52.1 528 52.7
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 131 13.3 168 17.1
30 - 39 116 11.8 162 16.4
40 - 49 140 14.2 172 17.5
50 - 59 173 17.6 200 20.3
60 - 69 212 21.5 152 15.4
70 or above 213 21.6 131 13.3
Total 985 100.0 985 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 17


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 159 16.0 191 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 144 14.5 128 12.8
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 287 28.8 345 34.6
Tertiary, non-degree 96 9.6 70 7.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 310 31.1 262 26.3
Total 996 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 175 17.7 162 16.4
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 185 18.8 189 19.1
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 149 15.1 150 15.2
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 245 24.8 244 24.7
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 232 23.5 244 24.7
Total 986 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 15


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 312 31.7 312 31.8
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 130 13.2 103 10.4
Inclined toward the centrist 320 32.5 334 34.0
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 181 18.4 185 18.9
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 42 4.3 49 5.0
Total 985 100.0 983 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 19


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 574 58.5 510 51.8
Rented 407 41.5 474 48.2
Total 981 100.0 985 100.0
Missing case (s) 21 17


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 308 31.4 364 37.1
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 137 14.0 130 13.2
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 513 52.3 464 47.2
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 22 2.2 24 2.5
Total 980 100.0 982 100.0
Missing case (s) 22 20


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 252 25.9 301 30.8
Married/ Cohabiting 626 64.3 598 61.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 95 9.8 80 8.2
Total 973 100.0 979 100.0
Missing case (s) 29 23


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 193 19.3 203 20.4
Clerks and service workers 186 18.6 253 25.3
Workers 72 7.2 119 11.9
Students 39 3.9 50 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 152 15.2 108 10.8
Retired 297 29.8 195 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 27 2.7 35 3.5
Others 32 3.2 35 3.5
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 3 0.3 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 50 5.1 36 3.7
Middle class 298 30.4 271 27.6
Middle-lower class 295 30.1 306 31.1
Lower class 305 31.2 349 35.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 28 2.9 17 1.7
Total 979 100.0 981 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 21


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 595 59.7 620 62.1
Mainland China 358 35.9 341 34.2
Taiwan 2 0.2 2 0.2
Macau 17 1.7 15 1.5
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 19 1.9 14 1.4
United States 2 0.2 2 0.2
Australia 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 2 0.2 1 0.1
Total 997 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 4