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 465 46.3 475 47.3
Female 540 53.7 530 52.7
Total 1005 100.0 1005 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 175 17.7 169 17.1
30 - 39 128 13.0 162 16.4
40 - 49 163 16.5 173 17.5
50 - 59 173 17.5 201 20.3
60 - 69 178 18.0 152 15.4
70 or above 170 17.2 131 13.3
Total 987 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 18


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 128 12.8 191 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 123 12.3 126 12.6
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 266 26.7 348 34.9
Tertiary, non-degree 99 9.9 61 6.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 381 38.2 271 27.2
Total 997 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern、Wanchai、Central and Western、Eastern) 170 17.2 136 13.8
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin、Kwun Tong) 155 15.7 169 17.1
Kowloon West (Kowloon City、Sham Shui Po、Yau Tsim Mong) 147 14.9 132 13.4
New Territories East (Sha Tin、Tai Po、Northern、Sai Kung) 249 25.2 257 26.0
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan、Kwai Tsing、Tuen Mun、Yuen Long and Islands) 267 27.0 291 29.6
Total 988 100.0 985 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 20


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 834 83.4 814 81.4
No 166 16.6 186 18.6
Total 1000 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 6


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 277 28.2 257 26.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 155 15.8 149 15.3
Inclined toward the centrist 323 32.9 325 33.3
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 164 16.7 179 18.4
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 62 6.3 65 6.7
Total 981 100.0 975 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 30


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 566 58.0 516 52.9
Rented 410 42.0 460 47.1
Total 976 100.0 975 100.0
Missing case (s) 29 30


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 289 29.9 344 35.7
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 133 13.7 132 13.7
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 528 54.5 472 48.9
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 18 1.9 16 1.7
Total 968 100.0 965 100.0
Missing case (s) 37 40


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 283 28.8 280 28.6
Married/ Cohabiting 601 61.3 605 61.9
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 97 9.9 92 9.5
Total 981 100.0 977 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 28


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 236 23.8 222 22.4
Clerks and service workers 191 19.3 238 24.1
Workers 55 5.6 96 9.7
Students 69 7.0 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 136 13.7 107 10.8
Retired 246 24.8 193 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 19 1.9 34 3.5
Others 38 3.8 49 5.0
Total 990 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 11 1.1 9 0.9
Upper-middle class 57 5.8 50 5.1
Middle class 313 31.9 276 28.2
Middle-lower class 298 30.3 318 32.4
Lower class 282 28.7 307 31.3
Don't know/ Hard to say 21 2.1 20 2.0
Total 982 100.0 981 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 24


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 667 67.0 652 65.6
Mainland China 288 28.9 311 31.4
Taiwan 1 0.1 2 0.2
Macau 10 1.0 7 0.7
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 22 2.2 13 1.3
Canada 4 0.4 2 0.2
United States 1 0.1 3 0.3
Australia 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 2 2
Total 996 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 12