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 511 50.4 478 47.2
Female 502 49.6 535 52.8
Total 1013 100.0 1013 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 144 14.4 166 16.6
30 - 39 152 15.2 164 16.4
40 - 49 137 13.7 174 17.3
50 - 59 165 16.5 200 19.9
60 - 69 189 18.8 160 16.0
70 or above 216 21.5 138 13.8
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 108 10.7 193 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 148 14.7 137 13.6
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 282 28.0 341 33.9
Tertiary, non-degree 100 9.9 61 6.1
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 369 36.6 274 27.2
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 197 19.7 174 17.4
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 186 18.6 215 21.4
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 159 15.9 155 15.4
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 205 20.5 199 19.8
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 255 25.4 261 26.0
Total 1002 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 10


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 874 86.5 849 84.0
No 136 13.5 161 16.0
Total 1010 100.0 1010 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 378 38.3 358 36.2
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 133 13.5 120 12.1
Inclined toward the centrist 303 30.7 304 30.8
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 130 13.2 157 15.9
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 42 4.3 48 4.9
Total 986 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 27 25


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 584 59.3 531 53.5
Rented 401 40.7 462 46.5
Total 985 100.0 993 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 20


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 280 28.7 335 34.4
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 128 13.1 131 13.5
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 554 56.8 494 50.7
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 13 1.3 14 1.5
Total 975 100.0 975 100.0
Missing case (s) 38 38


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 276 27.8 296 29.8
Married/ Cohabiting 620 62.4 619 62.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 97 9.8 79 8.0
Total 993 100.0 994 100.0
Missing case (s) 20 19


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 229 22.9 210 21.1
Clerks and service workers 188 18.8 274 27.5
Workers 61 6.1 112 11.2
Students 58 5.8 49 4.9
Home-makers / Housewives 150 15.0 108 10.8
Retired 276 27.6 195 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 7 0.7 13 1.4
Others 30 3.0 36 3.6
Total 999 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 7 0.7 4 0.4
Upper-middle class 60 6.1 48 4.9
Middle class 345 34.9 311 31.5
Middle-lower class 286 28.9 282 28.5
Lower class 270 27.3 319 32.2
Don't know/ Hard to say 21 2.1 25 2.5
Total 989 100.0 990 100.0
Missing case (s) 24 23


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 670 66.9 653 65
Mainland China 307 30.6 331 33
Macau 6 0.6 6 0.6
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 15 1.5 10 1
United States 2 0.2 3 0.3
England 1 0.1 1 0.1
Others 1 0.1 0 0
Total 1002 100 1004 100
Missing case (s) 11 9