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 476 46.2 488 47.3
Female 555 53.8 543 52.7
Total 1031 100.0 1031 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 161 15.7 175 17.1
30 - 39 131 12.8 168 16.4
40 - 49 119 11.6 179 17.5
50 - 59 181 17.7 208 20.3
60 - 69 207 20.2 158 15.4
70 or above 224 21.9 136 13.3
Total 1023 100.0 1023 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 174 17.0 197 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 134 13.1 126 12.3
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 287 28.0 361 35.2
Tertiary, non-degree 90 8.8 58 5.7
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 340 33.2 283 27.6
Total 1025 100.0 1025 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 193 18.8 161 15.7
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 207 20.2 218 21.3
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 126 12.3 119 11.6
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 233 22.8 242 23.7
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 265 25.9 284 27.7
Total 1024 100.0 1022 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 9


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 861 83.6 822 79.8
No 169 16.4 208 20.2
Total 1030 100.0 1030 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 355 34.8 337 33.1
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 147 14.4 131 12.9
Inclined toward the centrist 307 30.1 330 32.4
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 160 15.7 171 16.7
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 52 5.1 50 4.9
Total 1021 100.0 1019 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 12


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 573 57.1 525 52.2
Rented 431 42.9 481 47.8
Total 1004 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 25


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 319 32.1 355 35.8
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 156 15.7 156 15.7
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 509 51.2 470 47.3
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 11 1.1 13 1.3
Total 995 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 36 37


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 305 30.3 329 32.9
Married/ Cohabiting 573 57.0 562 56.1
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 128 12.7 111 11.1
Total 1006 100.0 1001 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 30


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 201 19.6 201 19.6
Clerks and service workers 203 19.8 273 26.6
Workers 73 7.1 109 10.7
Students 55 5.4 51 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 123 12.0 111 10.8
Retired 310 30.2 200 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 16 1.6 28 2.7
Others 45 4.4 52 5.1
Total 1026 100.0 1026 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 3 0.3 3 0.3
Upper-middle class 42 4.2 37 3.7
Middle class 325 32.2 295 29.3
Middle-lower class 297 29.5 307 30.5
Lower class 326 32.3 353 35.1
Don't know/ Hard to say 15 1.5 12 1.2
Total 1008 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 23 25


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 664 64.8 675 65.9
Mainland China 326 31.8 322 31.4
Macau 12 1.2 10 1.0
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 17 1.7 11 1.1
Canada 2 0.2 4 0.4
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Australia 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 0 0.0
Don't know 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1025 100.0 1025 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6