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 497 48.8 482 47.3
Female 521 51.2 536 52.7
Total 1018 100.0 1018 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 146 14.5 173 17.1
30 - 39 122 12.1 166 16.4
40 - 49 143 14.2 177 17.5
50 - 59 171 16.9 205 20.3
60 - 69 215 21.3 155 15.4
70 or above 212 21.0 134 13.3
Total 1009 100.0 1009 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 156 15.4 194 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 156 15.4 151 14.9
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 245 24.2 329 32.6
Tertiary, non-degree 101 10.0 67 6.6
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 353 34.9 270 26.7
Total 1011 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 209 20.8 176 17.5
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 170 16.9 197 19.6
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 118 11.7 112 11.2
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 253 25.1 243 24.2
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 257 25.5 277 27.6
Total 1007 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 12


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 836 82.6 803 79.3
No 176 17.4 209 20.7
Total 1012 100.0 1012 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 324 32.4 314 31.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 135 13.5 116 11.6
Inclined toward the centrist 319 31.9 336 33.5
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 166 16.6 182 18.2
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 56 5.6 53 5.3
Total 1000 100.0 1001 100.0
Missing case (s) 18 17


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 544 55.4 479 48.9
Rented 438 44.6 500 51.1
Total 982 100.0 979 100.0
Missing case (s) 36 39


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 301 30.5 351 35.8
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 159 16.1 157 16.0
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 510 51.7 454 46.3
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 16 1.6 18 1.9
Total 986 100.0 980 100.0
Missing case (s) 32 38


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 265 26.7 300 30.2
Married/ Cohabiting 592 59.6 578 58.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 136 13.7 115 11.6
Total 993 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 25 25


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 197 19.6 192 19.1
Clerks and service workers 190 18.9 267 26.5
Workers 61 6.1 96 9.5
Students 62 6.2 50 5.0
Home-makers / Housewives 140 13.9 109 10.8
Retired 289 28.7 197 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 23 2.3 44 4.4
Others 45 4.5 53 5.2
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 5 0.5 8 0.8
Upper-middle class 50 5.0 35 3.5
Middle class 294 29.5 239 24.0
Middle-lower class 322 32.3 343 34.5
Lower class 306 30.7 349 35.1
Don't know/ Hard to say 19 1.9 22 2.2
Total 996 100.0 995 100.0
Missing case (s) 22 23


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 663 65.7 664 65.9
Mainland China 308 30.5 319 31.6
Taiwan 4 0.4 2 0.2
Macau 14 1.4 9 0.9
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 13 1.3 7 0.7
Canada 3 0.3 3 0.3
Australia 3 0.3 3 0.3
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1009 100.0 1008 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 10