Public Opinion Survey on RESCUE Drug Testing SchemeBack

Released on 2/7/2014 by Narcotics Division, Security Bureau; online from 4/7/2014

| Research Background | Research team members | Contact Information | Frequency tables (Chinese only)| Demographic profile of respondents (Chinese only) | Full questionnaire |


Research Background

In January 2014, the Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau commissioned POP to conduct this “Public Opinion Survey on RESCUE Drug Testing Scheme”. The primary objective of the survey was to gauge public opinion on the condition of drug abuse in Hong Kong as well as their views on “RESCUE Drug Testing Scheme”.

The research instrument used in this study was designed entirely by the POP Team after consulting the Narcotics Division, Security Bureau, all fieldwork operations, data collection and analysis were carried out independently by POP, in other words, POP has full independence in the survey design and operation and would take full responsibility for all the findings reported herewith.



Research team members

Research directors : CHUNG Ting-Yiu Robert and PANG Ka-Lai Karie

Project manager: :LEE Wai-kin Frank

Research Executive: CHAN Wai-Man Joyce and LI Kin-wing Jasmine

Data Analyst : TAI Chit-Fai Edward


Survey Date

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17/2-14/3/2014

Survey Method

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Telephone survey conducted by real telephone interviewers

Target Population

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Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above 

Sampling method

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Telephone numbers were selected randomly from residential telephone directories and mixed with additional numbers generated by the computer. If more than one eligible subject had been available, the one who had her birthday next was selected.

Sample size

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1,004 successful cases

Overall response rate

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47.0%

Sampling error

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less than 1.6%  (i.e. +/-3.1% at 95% confidence level)


* In order to increase the representation of the results, figures 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 mid-year 2013 and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census. Figures in the report are prevailed according to the “weighted” sample.



| Research Background | Research team members | Contact Information | Frequency tables (Chinese only)| Demographic profile of respondents (Chinese only) | Full questionnaire |