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 507 50.0 479 47.2
Female 508 50.0 536 52.8
Total 1015 100.0 1015 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 204 20.3 167 16.6
30 - 39 147 14.6 165 16.4
40 - 49 153 15.2 174 17.3
50 - 59 181 18.0 200 19.9
60 - 69 179 17.8 161 16.0
70 or above 141 14.0 138 13.8
Total 1005 100.0 1005 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 86 8.5 193 19.2
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 91 9.0 101 10.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.7) 306 30.4 377 37.4
Tertiary, non-degree 108 10.7 64 6.4
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 415 41.3 271 27.0
Total 1006 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong Island (Southern, Wanchai, Central and Western, Eastern) 209 20.9 188 18.8
Kowloon East (Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong) 175 17.5 175 17.5
Kowloon West (Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong) 126 12.6 117 11.7
New Territories East (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Northern, Sai Kung) 221 22.1 229 22.9
New Territories West (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Islands) 269 26.9 291 29.1
Total 1000 100.0 1000 100.0
Missing case (s) 15 15


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 863 85.4 843 83.6
No 147 14.6 165 16.4
Total 1010 100.0 1008 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 7


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 441 44.9 430 43.5
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 98 10.0 85 8.6
Inclined toward the centrist 263 26.8 260 26.3
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 136 13.8 157 15.9
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 44 4.5 55 5.6
Total 982 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 33 27


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 585 60.0 535 54.9
Rented 390 40.0 441 45.1
Total 975 100.0 976 100.0
Missing case (s) 40 39


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing (including the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme and other public rental housing units) 263 27.1 313 32.2
HOS flats with premium not yet paid (including the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and other subsidized sale flats) 121 12.5 135 13.9
Private housing (including HOS flats and other subsidized housing with premium paid, village houses and staff quarters) 562 57.9 495 51.0
Others (including student dormitories, elderly homes, industrial buildings, hotels, temporary housing, etc.) 25 2.6 28 2.9
Total 971 100.0 971 100.0
Missing case (s) 44 44


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 332 33.6 303 30.7
Married/ Cohabiting 573 58.1 583 59.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 82 8.3 102 10.3
Total 987 100.0 988 100.0
Missing case (s) 28 27


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Administrators and professionals 237 23.6 196 19.6
Clerks and service workers 249 24.8 272 27.1
Workers 66 6.6 96 9.5
Students 59 5.9 50 4.9
Home-makers / Housewives 90 9.0 109 10.8
Retired 237 23.6 196 19.5
Unemployed / non-workers 26 2.6 38 3.8
Others 40 4.0 47 4.6
Total 1004 100.0 1004 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 11


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.1 1 0.1
Upper-middle class 54 5.5 45 4.6
Middle class 346 35.2 291 29.5
Middle-lower class 306 31.1 310 31.5
Lower class 258 26.2 315 32.0
Don't know/ Hard to say 18 1.8 24 2.4
Total 983 100.0 987 100.0
Missing case (s) 32 28


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 708 70.2 686 67.9
Mainland China 258 25.6 289 28.5
Taiwan 2 0.2 1 0.1
Macau 15 1.5 15 1.4
Southeast Asia（Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam） 13 1.3 12 1.2
Canada 4 0.4 3 0.3
United States 1 0.1 1 0.1
Australia 3 0.3 2 0.2
England 2 0.2 2 0.2
Others 2 0.2 1 0.1
Don't know 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 1009 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 4