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 475 47.2 476 47.3
Female 531 52.8 530 52.7
Total 1006 100.0 1006 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 68 14.0 82 16.8
30 - 39 61 12.5 79 16.1
40 - 49 76 15.6 91 18.6
50 - 59 78 16.0 99 20.2
60 - 69 89 18.3 70 14.3
70 or above 115 23.6 68 13.9
Total 487 100.0 490 100.0
Missing case (s) 16 13


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 149 14.9 192 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 153 15.3 146 14.7
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 274 27.5 328 32.8
Tertiary, non-degree 109 10.9 75 7.5
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 313 31.4 258 25.8
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 184 18.4 172 17.2
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 181 18.1 191 19.1
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 133 13.3 118 11.8
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 225 22.5 227 22.8
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 277 27.7 290 29.1
Total 1000 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 7


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 838 83.4 803 79.9
No 167 16.6 202 20.1
Total 1005 100.0 1005 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 276 28.1 272 27.7
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 153 15.6 139 14.1
Inclined toward the centrist 334 34.0 328 33.4
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 167 17.0 192 19.6
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 51 5.2 51 5.2
Total 981 100.0 982 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 24


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 550 56.1 499 51.0
Rented 431 43.9 478 49.0
Total 981 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 29


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 326 33.0 360 36.5
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 142 14.4 143 14.5
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 508 51.4 471 47.8
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 12 1.2 12 1.3
Total 988 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 20


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 242 24.5 272 27.6
Married/ Cohabiting 646 65.3 629 63.8
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 101 10.2 85 8.6
Total 989 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 19


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 200 20 186 18.6
Clerks and service workers 227 22.7 285 28.5
Workers 63 6.3 91 9.1
Students 46 4.6 50 5
Home-makers / Housewives 156 15.6 108 10.8
Retired 242 24.2 195 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 24 2.4 34 3.4
Others 42 4.2 51 5.1
Total 1000 100 1000 100
Missing case (s) 6 6


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.2 2 0.2
Upper-middle class 43 4.3 35 3.6
Middle class 313 31.5 261 26.4
Middle-lower class 301 30.3 321 32.4
Lower class 304 30.6 342 34.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 31 3.1 29 2.9
Total 994 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 15


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 648 64.7 635 63.4
Mainland China 314 31.3 336 33.5
Taiwan 1 0.1 1 0.1
Macau 15 1.5 13 1.3
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 19 1.9 13 1.3
Canada 1 0.1 2 0.2
United States 2 0.2 2 0.2
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4