Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


The raw data collected have been rim-weighted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2016 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and the economic activity status distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 340 41.9 365 45.0
Female 471 58.1 446 55.0
Total 811 100.0 811 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 105 13.1 138 17.2
30 - 39 84 10.4 146 18.1
40 - 49 116 14.4 145 18.0
50 - 59 156 19.4 160 19.9
60 - 69 192 23.9 116 14.4
70 or above 151 18.8 100 12.4
Total 804 100.0 804 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 7


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 139 17.2 191 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 106 13.1 96 11.9
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 192 23.8 228 28.3
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 21 2.6 29 3.5
Matriculation (F.7) 21 2.6 36 4.4
Tertiary, non-degree 47 5.8 32 3.9
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 200 24.8 142 17.6
Master's degree 72 8.9 49 6.0
Doctoral degree or above 10 1.2 5 0.7
Total 808 100.0 808 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 10 1.2 5 0.6
Eastern (HKI) 90 11.1 92 11.3
Central and Western (HKI) 26 3.2 18 2.2
Southern (HKI) 38 4.7 32 4.0
Kwun Tong (KLE) 79 9.8 94 11.6
Kowloon City (KLW) 47 5.8 42 5.1
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 37 4.6 34 4.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 18 2.2 16 2.0
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 41 5.1 39 4.8
Yau Tsim (KLW) 11 1.4 9 1.1
Sai Kung (NTE) 64 7.9 71 8.7
Sha Tin (NTE) 75 9.3 67 8.3
Islands (NTW) 9 1.1 15 1.8
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 46 5.7 52 6.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 51 6.3 50 6.1
Tuen Mun (NTW) 59 7.3 60 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 51 6.3 56 6.9
Northern (NTE) 27 3.3 32 3.9
Tai Po (NTE) 30 3.7 27 3.4
Total 809 100.0 810 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 703 86.7 674 83.1
No 108 13.3 137 16.9
Total 811 100.0 811 100.0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 232 28.7 206 25.5
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 130 16.1 116 14.4
Inclined toward the centrist 294 36.4 313 38.7
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 125 15.5 149 18.5
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 27 3.3 24 3.0
Total 808 100.0 809 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 479 60.6 404 50.7
Rented 312 39.4 393 49.3
Total 791 100.0 796 100.0
Missing case (s) 20 15


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 256 32.1 326 40.8
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 123 15.4 119 15.0
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 9 1.1 10 1.3
Private housing 367 46.0 292 36.7
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 12 1.5 15 1.8
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 23 2.9 26 3.2
Staff quarters 5 0.6 6 0.7
Others 2 0.3 3 0.4
Total 797 100.0 797 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 14


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 79 20.1 98 24.7
Married/ Cohabiting 272 69.2 263 66.4
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 42 10.7 35 8.8
Total 393 100.0 395 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 83 10.3 87 10.8
Professionals 83 10.3 89 11.0
Associate professionals 26 3.2 40 5.0
Clerks 67 8.3 107 13.3
Service workers 45 5.6 94 11.7
Market sales workers 6 0.7 14 1.7
Handicrafts and related personnel 10 1.2 24 3.0
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 3 0.4 6 0.8
Drivers 10 1.2 21 2.6
Unskilled workers 16 2.0 33 4.1
Students 43 5.3 35 4.4
Housewives 140 17.4 75 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.1 1 0.2
unclassified 1 0.1 4 0.5
Retired 249 30.9 140 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 11 1.4 15 1.8
Others 11 1.4 20 2.5
Total 805 100.0 805 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 2 0.2 2 0.2
Upper-middle class 44 5.4 30 3.7
Middle class 258 31.9 220 27.3
Middle-lower class 239 29.5 231 28.6
Lower class 246 30.4 309 38.3
Don't know/ Hard to say 20 2.5 16 1.9
Total 809 100.0 807 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 4


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 292 65.9 279 63.3
Mainland China 142 32.1 154 35.0
Macau 4 0.9 2 0.5
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 4 0.9 4 0.9
England 1 0.2 1 0.3
Total 443 100.0 441 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 0