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 419 41.4 479 47.3
Female 593 58.6 533 52.7
Total 1012 100.0 1012 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 154 15.3 172 17.1
30 - 39 121 12.0 165 16.4
40 - 49 137 13.6 176 17.5
50 - 59 188 18.7 205 20.3
60 - 69 191 19.0 155 15.4
70 or above 216 21.4 134 13.3
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 178 17.6 194 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 97 9.6 94 9.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 297 29.4 385 38.1
Tertiary, non-degree 106 10.5 72 7.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 331 32.8 264 26.2
Total 1009 100.0 1009 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 176 17.6 158 15.8
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 185 18.5 192 19.1
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 143 14.3 131 13.0
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 252 25.2 256 25.5
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 245 24.5 266 26.6
Total 1001 100.0 1002 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 839 83.1 809 80.1
No 171 16.9 201 19.9
Total 1010 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 252 25.5 278 28.0
Married/ Cohabiting 608 61.6 617 62.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 127 12.9 98 9.9
Total 987 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 19


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 599 60.4 549 55.3
Rented 393 39.6 443 44.7
Total 992 100.0 992 100.0
Missing case (s) 20 20


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 267 27.1 297 30.1
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 164 16.6 170 17.3
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 544 55.1 506 51.3
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 12 1.2 13 1.4
Total 987 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 25


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 252 25.5 278 28.0
Married/ Cohabiting 608 61.6 617 62.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 127 12.9 98 9.9
Total 987 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 19


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 197 19.6 196 19.5
Clerks and service workers 212 21.1 286 28.4
Workers 73 7.2 127 12.6
Students 58 5.8 50 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 142 14.1 109 10.8
Retired 287 28.5 197 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 19 1.9 22 2.2
Others 19 1.9 20 2.0
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 6 0.6 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 57 5.7 47 4.7
Middle class 339 34.1 314 31.5
Middle-lower class 314 31.6 325 32.6
Lower class 263 26.5 295 29.6
Don't know/ Hard to say 15 1.5 13 1.3
Total 994 100.0 997 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 15


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 668 66.1 681 67.4
Mainland China 310 30.7 309 30.6
Taiwan 6 0.6 3 0.3
Macau 13 1.3 9 0.9
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 10 1.0 5 0.5
United States 2 0.2 2 0.2
Don't know 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1010 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2