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 274 44.8 275 45.0
Female 337 55.2 336 55.0
Total 611 100.0 611 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 87 14.4 104 17.2
30 - 39 73 12.1 109 18.1
40 - 49 92 15.3 109 18.0
50 - 59 109 18.1 118 19.6
60 - 69 137 22.7 95 15.7
70 or above 105 17.4 69 11.4
Total 603 100.0 603 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 8


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 101 16.6 144 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 80 13.2 79 13.0
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 137 22.5 178 29.2
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 16 2.6 14 2.2
Matriculation (F.7) 12 2.0 22 3.6
Tertiary, non-degree 37 6.1 22 3.6
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 169 27.8 114 18.7
Master's degree 52 8.6 34 5.6
Doctoral degree or above 4 0.7 2 0.4
Total 608 100.0 608 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 3


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 7 1.4 3 0.5
Eastern (HKI) 54 10.8 56 11.2
Central and Western (HKI) 16 3.2 14 2.8
Southern (HKI) 25 5.0 23 4.6
Kwun Tong (KLE) 51 10.2 50 9.9
Kowloon City (KLW) 22 4.4 26 5.2
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 22 4.4 16 3.3
Mong Kok (KLW) 8 1.6 7 1.4
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 27 5.4 27 5.4
Yau Tsim (KLW) 7 1.4 6 1.2
Sai Kung (NTE) 42 8.4 38 7.6
Sha Tin (NTE) 54 10.8 50 10.0
Islands (NTW) 6 1.2 9 1.8
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 25 5.0 32 6.4
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 32 6.4 32 6.3
Tuen Mun (NTW) 38 7.6 42 8.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 31 6.2 40 7.9
Northern (NTE) 15 3.0 15 2.9
Tai Po (NTE) 19 3.8 16 3.2
Total 501 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 110 109


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 531 86.9 506 82.9
No 80 13.1 105 17.1
Total 611 100.0 611 100.0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 164 26.9 134 22.0
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 98 16.1 91 14.8
Inclined toward the centrist 232 38.0 260 42.5
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 95 15.6 106 17.4
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 21 3.4 20 3.2
Total 610 100.0 611 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 0


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 359 59.9 309 51.3
Rented 240 40.1 293 48.7
Total 599 100.0 602 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 9


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 189 31.6 235 39.1
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 98 16.4 93 15.5
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 8 1.3 4 0.6
Private housing 271 45.2 230 38.4
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 12 2.0 16 2.7
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 15 2.5 15 2.5
Private temporary houses 4 0.7 4 0.6
Others 2 0.3 3 0.5
Total 599 100.0 600 100.0
Missing case (s) 12 11


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 73 23.0 81 25.3
Married/ Cohabiting 206 65.0 210 66.0
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 38 12.0 28 8.7
Total 317 100.0 319 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 86 14.2 73 12.0
Professionals 63 10.4 67 11.0
Associate professionals 27 4.5 29 4.8
Clerks 57 9.4 76 12.6
Service workers 33 5.4 68 11.2
Market sales workers 5 0.8 12 2.0
Handicrafts and related personnel 11 1.8 19 3.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 3 0.5 5 0.9
Drivers 8 1.3 13 2.2
Unskilled workers 12 2.0 26 4.2
Students 25 4.1 27 4.4
Housewives 89 14.7 56 9.3
Domestic helpers 1 0.2 1 0.2
unclassified 1 0.2 3 0.5
Retired 168 27.7 106 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 10 1.7 18 3.0
Others 7 1.2 7 1.1
Total 606 100.0 606 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 5


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 1 0.2 1 0.1
Upper-middle class 34 5.6 25 4.1
Middle class 187 30.8 158 26.0
Middle-lower class 185 30.4 187 30.8
Lower class 189 31.1 228 37.5
Don't know/ Hard to say 12 2.0 9 1.4
Total 608 100.0 607 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 4


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 219 65.2 210 62.8
Mainland China 108 32.1 117 35.0
Macau 4 1.2 2 0.6
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 4 1.2 4 1.2
England 1 0.3 1 0.3
Total 336 100.0 335 100.0
Missing case (s) 275 276