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 487 48.7 473 47.3
Female 513 51.3 527 52.7
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 164 16.6 168 17.1
30 - 39 138 14.0 162 16.4
40 - 49 141 14.3 172 17.5
50 - 59 174 17.7 200 20.3
60 - 69 197 20.0 152 15.4
70 or above 171 17.4 131 13.3
Total 985 100.0 985 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 129 12.9 192 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 136 13.6 139 14.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 268 26.9 335 33.5
Tertiary, non-degree 96 9.6 65 6.5
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 369 37.0 268 26.8
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 153 15.4 137 13.8
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 164 16.5 163 16.4
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 141 14.2 132 13.3
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 267 26.9 275 27.7
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 268 27.0 286 28.8
Total 993 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 814 81.6 776 77.7
No 184 18.4 222 22.3
Total 998 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 284 28.8 264 26.8
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 149 15.1 133 13.5
Inclined toward the centrist 338 34.2 352 35.7
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 168 17.0 190 19.2
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 48 4.9 47 4.8
Total 987 100.0 986 100.0
Missing case (s) 13 14


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 552 56.8 504 52.1
Rented 419 43.2 463 47.9
Total 971 100.0 967 100.0
Missing case (s) 29 33


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 292 30.4 330 34.5
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 133 13.8 147 15.4
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 517 53.7 453 47.3
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 20 2.1 27 2.8
Total 962 100.0 957 100.0
Missing case (s) 38 43


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 274 28.2 292 30.0
Married/ Cohabiting 617 63.4 600 61.5
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 82 8.4 83 8.5
Total 973 100.0 974 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 26


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 216 21.7 205 20.5
Clerks and service workers 179 18.0 244 24.5
Workers 61 6.1 101 10.1
Students 61 6.1 50 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 140 14.0 108 10.8
Retired 270 27.1 195 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 26 2.6 44 4.4
Others 44 4.4 51 5.1
Total 997 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


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 680 68.3 683 68.7
Mainland China 284 28.5 293 29.4
Macau 6 0.6 6 0.6
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 21 2.1 8 0.8
Canada 2 0.2 1 0.1
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Australia 1 0.1 1 0.1
Don't know 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 996 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 5