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 471 47.0 474 47.3
Female 531 53.0 528 52.7
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 153 15.4 170 17.1
30 - 39 121 12.2 163 16.4
40 - 49 172 17.3 174 17.5
50 - 59 191 19.2 202 20.3
60 - 69 184 18.5 153 15.4
70 or above 172 17.3 132 13.3
Total 993 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 140 14.1 191 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 146 14.7 135 13.5
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 285 28.6 338 34.0
Tertiary, non-degree 100 10.0 79 7.9
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 325 32.6 253 25.4
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) 183 18.5 173 17.5
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 161 16.3 164 16.6
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 143 14.5 140 14.2
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 252 25.5 255 25.8
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 249 25.2 256 25.9
Total 988 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 829 83.1 804 80.6
No 169 16.9 194 19.4
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 308 31.5 297 30.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 123 12.6 116 11.8
Inclined toward the centrist 343 35.1 349 35.8
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 157 16.1 170 17.4
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 47 4.8 45 4.6
Total 978 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 25


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 575 58.8 524 53.6
Rented 403 41.2 454 46.4
Total 978 100.0 978 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 24


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 302 31.0 339 34.9
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 144 14.8 133 13.7
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 507 52.1 475 48.9
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 20 2.1 24 2.5
Total 973 100.0 971 100.0
Missing case (s) 29 31


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 282 29.0 313 32.3
Married/ Cohabiting 588 60.6 561 57.9
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 101 10.4 95 9.8
Total 971 100.0 969 100.0
Missing case (s) 31 33


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 178 18.0 163 16.5
Clerks and service workers 231 23.3 289 29.2
Workers 72 7.3 109 11.0
Students 53 5.4 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 139 14.0 107 10.8
Retired 251 25.4 193 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 16 1.6 21 2.1
Others 50 5.1 58 5.9
Total 990 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 12


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 50 5.1 45 4.7
Middle class 297 30.6 262 27.0
Middle-lower class 310 31.9 322 33.2
Lower class 296 30.5 327 33.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 14 1.4 11 1.1
Total 972 100.0 971 100.0
Missing case (s) 30 31


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 685 68.8 683 68.5
Mainland China 286 28.7 294 29.5
Macau 9 0.9 7 0.7
Southeast Asia（Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 11 1.1 7 0.7
Canada 2 0.2 3 0.3
United States 2 0.2 2 0.2
Others 1 0.1 0 0.0
Total 996 100.0 996 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6