Work Life Balance Survey of the Hong Kong Working Population 2015Back

Research Background

In March 2006, the Community Business Limited commissioned POP for the first time to conduct a public opinion poll entitled “Work Life Balance Survey of the Hong Kong Working Population 2006”. The primary objective of the survey was to gauge the current status of Hong Kong people's work and personal life, their satisfaction of work-life balance as well as their expectation of a balanced life. The survey was repeated every year from 2007 to 2014 to track changes in the local working population over time. In August 2015, the Community Business Limited again commissioned POP, for the tenth time, to conduct this “Work Life Balance Survey 2015” to serve exactly the same purpose.

The research instrument used in this study was designed entirely by the POP Team after consulting Community Business Limited. Fieldwork operations and data analysis were also conducted independently by the POP Team, without interference from any outside party. In other words, POP was given full autonomy to design and conduct the survey, and POP would take full responsibility for all the findings reported herewith.

Research Team Members

Research Directors :	Project Manager :	Data Analyststs :
CHUNG Ting-Yiu Robert and PANG Ka-Lai Karie	LEE Wing-Yi Winnie	TAI Chit-Fai Edward and HUANG Ka-Wai Alex

Contact Information

Survey date	:	9-29/9/2015
Target population	:	Full-time working population aged 15 or above
Survey method	:	Random telephone survey with real interviewers
Sampling method	:	Telephone numbers are randomly generated using known prefixes assigned to telecommunication services providers under the Numbering Plan provided by the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). Invalid numbers are then eliminated according to computer and manual dialing records to produce the final sample. If more than one eligible subject had been available, the one who had his/her birthday next was selected.
Sample size	:	1,013 successful interviews
Effective Response Rate	:	64.1%
Standard error	:	Less than 1.6% (i.e. the maximum sampling error of all percentages should be no more than +/-3.1% at 95% confidence level)

Research Design

Telephone interviews were conducted by interviewers under close supervision. All data were collected by our interviewers using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system invented by the research team which allowed real-time data capture and consolidation. To ensure data quality, on top of on-site supervision, voice recording, screen capturing and camera surveillance were used to monitor the interviewers' performance.

Telephone numbers are randomly generated using known prefixes assigned to telecommunication services providers under the Numbering Plan provided by the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). Invalid numbers are then eliminated according to computer and manual dialing records to produce the final sample.

The target of this interview is full time worker of age 15 or above who speak Cantonese, English or Mandarin. If more than one eligible subject had been available, selection was made using the “next birthday rule” which selected the person who had his/her birthday next. The survey was conducted during the period of September 9 to 29, 2015. A total of 1,013 respondents were successfully interviewed. The response rate of this survey was 64.1%, and the standard sampling error for percentages based on this sample was less than 1.6 percentage points. In other words, the sampling error for all percentages using the total sample was less than plus/minus 3.1 percentage points at 95% confidence level.

Questionnaire (pdf format only)

Frequency Report

Demographic Profile of Respondents

Report Prepared by Sponsor

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