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 457 45.7 474 47.3
Female 544 54.3 527 52.7
Total 1001 100.0 1001 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 155 15.6 170 17.1
30 - 39 134 13.5 163 16.4
40 - 49 158 15.9 174 17.5
50 - 59 188 19.0 202 20.3
60 - 69 179 18.0 153 15.4
70 or above 178 17.9 132 13.3
Total 992 100.0 992 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 136 13.6 192 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 142 14.2 140 14.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 257 25.8 334 33.5
Tertiary, non-degree 107 10.7 68 6.8
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 356 35.7 264 26.5
Total 998 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 177 17.9 150 15.2
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 170 17.2 174 17.6
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 119 12.0 106 10.7
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 241 24.3 246 24.9
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 283 28.6 312 31.6
Total 990 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 13


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 816 81.7 784 78.6
No 183 18.3 214 21.4
Total 999 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 256 26.1 245 25.2
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 149 15.2 137 14.0
Inclined toward the centrist 355 36.2 344 35.3
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 171 17.4 190 19.5
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 51 5.2 58 6.0
Total 982 100.0 974 100.0
Missing case (s) 19 27


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 546 56.2 509 52.4
Rented 425 43.8 462 47.6
Total 971 100.0 971 100.0
Missing case (s) 30 30


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 308 31.9 341 35.3
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 138 14.3 146 15.1
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 503 52.1 457 47.4
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 16 1.7 21 2.2
Total 965 100.0 964 100.0
Missing case (s) 36 37


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 261 26.8 275 28.3
Married/ Cohabiting 603 62.0 596 61.3
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 109 11.2 101 10.4
Total 973 100.0 973 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 28


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 207 20.9 187 18.9
Clerks and service workers 229 23.1 290 29.2
Workers 55 5.5 93 9.4
Students 54 5.4 49 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 152 15.3 107 10.8
Retired 239 24.1 194 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 16 1.6 21 2.1
Others 39 3.9 50 5.1
Total 991 100.0 991 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 50 5.1 33 3.3
Middle class 318 32.6 282 28.9
Middle-lower class 279 28.6 294 30.2
Lower class 300 30.8 339 34.8
Don't know/ Hard to say 23 2.4 24 2.4
Total 975 100.0 974 100.0
Missing case (s) 26 27


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 639 64.2 631 63.5
Mainland China 318 32.0 332 33.4
Taiwan 2 0.2 2 0.2
Macau 12 1.2 13 1.3
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 18 1.8 11 1.2
Canada 1 0.1 1 0.1
England 2 0.2 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 0 0.0
Don't know 2 0.2 2 0.2
Total 995 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 8