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 499 49.8 474 47.3
Female 503 50.2 528 52.7
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 139 14.2 167 17.1
30 - 39 111 11.3 161 16.4
40 - 49 158 16.1 171 17.5
50 - 59 206 21.0 199 20.3
60 - 69 179 18.3 151 15.4
70 or above 186 19.0 130 13.3
Total 979 100.0 979 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 23


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 137 13.8 191 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 144 14.5 143 14.4
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 246 24.7 329 33.1
Tertiary, non-degree 107 10.8 75 7.5
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 360 36.2 256 25.8
Total 994 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 180 18.2 151 15.2
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 176 17.8 188 19.0
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 167 16.9 169 17.1
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 214 21.6 213 21.6
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 253 25.6 268 27.1
Total 990 100.0 989 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 13


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 858 85.6 823 82.1
No 144 14.4 179 17.9
Total 1002 100.0 1002 100.0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 299 30.4 297 30.1
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 142 14.4 124 12.6
Inclined toward the centrist 371 37.7 381 38.6
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 137 13.9 149 15.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 36 3.7 37 3.7
Total 985 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 14


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 563 58.3 515 53.0
Rented 402 41.7 457 47.0
Total 965 100.0 971 100.0
Missing case (s) 37 31


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 317 32.8 361 37.3
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 121 12.5 124 12.8
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 514 53.2 470 48.5
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 15 1.6 14 1.4
Total 967 100.0 968 100.0
Missing case (s) 35 34


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 246 25.3 287 29.4
Married/ Cohabiting 610 62.6 585 59.8
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 118 12.1 105 10.8
Total 974 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 25


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 208 21.1 193 19.6
Clerks and service workers 207 21.0 270 27.4
Workers 80 8.1 123 12.5
Students 47 4.8 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 127 12.9 107 10.8
Retired 279 28.2 193 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 34 3.4
Others 17 1.7 18 1.8
Total 988 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.1 1 0.1
Upper-middle class 64 6.6 44 4.5
Middle class 267 27.4 225 23.1
Middle-lower class 306 31.4 331 34.0
Lower class 316 32.4 355 36.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 20 2.1 18 1.8
Total 974 100.0 974 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 28


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 649 65.5 653 66.0
Mainland China 316 31.9 317 32.1
Taiwan 2 0.2 2 0.2
Macau 8 0.8 7 0.7
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 12 1.2 9 0.9
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 3 0.3 1 0.1
Total 991 100.0 989 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 13