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 203 40.4 226 45.0
Female 299 59.6 276 55.0
Total 502 100.0 502 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 50 10.0 86 17.2
30 - 39 41 8.2 90 18.1
40 - 49 89 17.9 90 18.0
50 - 59 104 20.9 99 19.9
60 - 69 119 23.9 72 14.4
70 or above 95 19.1 62 12.4
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 92 18.4 118 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 79 15.8 74 14.7
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 106 21.2 118 23.7
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 20 4.0 41 8.1
Matriculation (F.7) 13 2.6 8 1.5
Tertiary, non-degree 30 6.0 20 4.0
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 112 22.4 87 17.4
Master's degree 40 8.0 28 5.7
Doctoral degree or above 8 1.6 6 1.2
Total 500 100.0 500 100.0
Missing case (s) 2 2


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 9 1.8 7 1.4
Eastern (HKI) 55 11.0 58 11.5
Central and Western (HKI) 20 4.0 13 2.6
Southern (HKI) 13 2.6 7 1.4
Kwun Tong (KLE) 44 8.8 59 11.7
Kowloon City (KLW) 42 8.4 46 9.3
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 32 6.4 36 7.2
Mong Kok (KLW) 14 2.8 12 2.4
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 26 5.2 28 5.5
Yau Tsim (KLW) 5 1.0 7 1.4
Sai Kung (NTE) 24 4.8 22 4.3
Sha Tin (NTE) 48 9.6 41 8.1
Islands (NTW) 11 2.2 6 1.2
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 24 4.8 24 4.7
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 26 5.2 28 5.6
Tuen Mun (NTW) 31 6.2 25 5.0
Yuen Long (NTW) 30 6.0 29 5.9
Northern (NTE) 27 5.4 29 5.9
Tai Po (NTE) 20 4.0 25 5.0
Total 501 100.0 502 100.0
Missing case (s) 1


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 445 88.6 430 85.6
No 57 11.4 72 14.4
Total 502 100.0 502 100.0


Political inclination
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 151 30.3 156 31.4
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 67 13.5 60 12.0
Inclined toward the centrist 177 35.5 172 34.5
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 80 16.1 90 18.0
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 23 4.6 20 4.1
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 300 60.4 268 53.6
Rented 197 39.6 232 46.4
Total 497 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 5 3


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 166 33.3 198 39.7
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 69 13.9 70 14.0
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 6 1.2 6 1.2
Private housing 235 47.2 200 40.0
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 7 1.4 5 .9
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 11 2.2 14 2.9
Staff quarters 1 .2 2 .3
Public temporary houses 1 .2 3 .5
Private temporary houses 2 .4 2 .4
Total 498 100.0 499 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 3


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 87 22.7 125 31.8
Married/ Cohabiting 264 68.9 248 62.9
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 32 8.4 21 5.3
Total 383 100.0 394 100.0
Missing case (s) 2


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 46 9.2 52 10.4
Professionals 48 9.6 47 9.3
Associate professionals 22 4.4 29 5.8
Clerks 34 6.8 60 12.1
Service workers 25 5.0 51 10.1
Market sales workers 4 .8 11 2.3
Handicrafts and related personnel 8 1.6 18 3.5
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1 .2 1 .3
Drivers 8 1.6 16 3.1
Unskilled workers 12 2.4 23 4.6
Students 18 3.6 22 4.4
Housewives 85 17.1 46 9.3
Retired 164 32.9 87 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 12 2.4 20 4.0
Others 11 2.2 16 3.3
Total 498 100.0 498 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 4


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper-middle class 24 4.8 18 3.6
Middle class 166 33.1 149 29.8
Middle-lower class 140 27.9 142 28.4
Lower class 166 33.1 185 37.0
Don't know/ Hard to say 5 1.0 6 1.1
Total 501 100.0 501 100.0
Missing case (s) 1 1


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 237 58.1 232 56.6
Mainland China 159 39.0 167 40.6
Taiwan 1 .2 .1
Macau 6 1.5 6 1.5
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 4 1.0 4 1.1
Others 1 .2 1 .1
Total 408 100.0 411 100.0
Missing case (s) 94 91