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 518 51.8 473 47.3
Female 482 48.2 527 52.7
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 143 14.5 169 17.1
30 - 39 95 9.6 162 16.4
40 - 49 142 14.4 172 17.5
50 - 59 196 19.9 200 20.3
60 - 69 186 18.9 152 15.4
70 or above 224 22.7 131 13.3
Total 986 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 171 17.3 190 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 144 14.5 131 13.2
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 284 28.7 340 34.3
Tertiary, non-degree 84 8.5 63 6.4
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 308 31.1 267 26.9
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 179 18.1 158 16.0
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 175 17.7 198 20.0
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 130 13.1 123 12.4
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 259 26.2 256 25.9
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 246 24.9 254 25.7
Total 989 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 860 86.3 829 83.1
No 136 13.7 168 16.9
Total 996 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 296 30.3 291 29.8
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 159 16.3 144 14.7
Inclined toward the centrist 324 33.2 317 32.5
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 138 14.1 157 16.1
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 59 6.0 67 6.9
Total 976 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 23


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 548 56.1 512 52.5
Rented 429 43.9 463 47.5
Total 977 100.0 975 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 25


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 339 34.7 357 36.7
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 150 15.4 140 14.3
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 469 48.0 454 46.6
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 19 1.9 23 2.4
Total 977 100.0 973 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 27


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 245 25.1 278 28.4
Married/ Cohabiting 617 63.2 597 61.1
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 115 11.8 103 10.5
Total 977 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 23


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 212 21.4 212 21.4
Clerks and service workers 197 19.9 261 26.4
Workers 82 8.3 118 11.9
Students 44 4.4 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 116 11.7 107 10.8
Retired 302 30.5 194 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 22 2.2 31 3.1
Others 16 1.6 18 1.8
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 3 0.3 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 42 4.3 35 3.6
Middle class 298 30.6 266 27.4
Middle-lower class 277 28.4 278 28.6
Lower class 329 33.7 365 37.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 26 2.7 24 2.5
Total 975 100.0 973 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 27


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 619 62.0 648 64.9
Mainland China 349 34.9 327 32.8
Taiwan 2 0.2 1 0.1
Macau 16 1.6 13 1.3
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 11 1.1 7 0.7
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 999 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 2