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 488 48.8 473 47.3
Female 512 51.2 527 52.7
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 182 18.5 169 17.1
30 - 39 131 13.3 162 16.4
40 - 49 152 15.4 172 17.5
50 - 59 181 18.4 200 20.3
60 - 69 186 18.9 152 15.4
70 or above 154 15.6 131 13.3
Total 986 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 113 11.4 190 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 111 11.2 112 11.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 274 27.6 358 36.2
Tertiary, non-degree 99 10.0 61 6.2
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 394 39.8 269 27.1
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) 176 17.9 153 15.5
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 162 16.5 175 17.8
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 128 13.0 115 11.6
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 254 25.8 267 27.0
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 263 26.8 277 28.0
Total 983 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 17 13


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 839 84.2 810 81.2
No 158 15.8 188 18.8
Total 997 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 349 35.7 326 33.2
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 91 9.3 87 8.9
Inclined toward the centrist 316 32.3 324 33.0
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 174 17.8 194 19.7
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 47 4.8 51 5.1
Total 977 100.0 982 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 18


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 551 56.4 500 51.1
Rented 426 43.6 479 48.9
Total 977 100.0 979 100.0
Missing case (s) 30 28


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 35.5
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 117 12.1 118 12.2
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 540 55.8 485 50.0
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 21 2.2 22 2.3
Total 967 100.0 969 100.0
Missing case (s) 33 31


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 308 31.9 295 30.5
Married/ Cohabiting 563 58.2 571 59.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 96 9.9 102 10.5
Total 967 100.0 968 100.0
Missing case (s) 33 32


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 209 21.1 193 19.5
Clerks and service workers 226 22.8 273 27.6
Workers 52 5.2 90 9.1
Students 73 7.4 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 109 11.0 107 10.8
Retired 258 26.0 194 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 31 3.2
#N/A 42 4.2 53 5.4
Total 992 992
Missing case (s) 8 8


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 7 0.7 6 0.6
Upper-middle class 49 5.0 38 3.9
Middle class 310 31.8 267 27.5
Middle-lower class 296 30.4 297 30.5
Lower class 290 29.7 337 34.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 23 2.4 28 2.8
Total 975 100.0 972 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 28


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 708 71.4 690 69.6
Mainland China 254 25.6 274 27.7
Taiwan 2 0.2 1 0.1
Macau 9 0.9 10 1.0
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 14 1.4 12 1.2
Canada 1 0.1 1 0.1
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9