Survey on 2017 CE Election sponsored by nowTV NewsBack

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Research Background

In April 2015, nowTV News commissioned Public Opinion Programme at The University of Hong Kong to conduct this survey to gauge citizens’ views on the CE election method in 2017.

The research instrument used in this study was designed entirely by the POP Team after consulting nowTV News, 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 :
Project Executive:
Data Analyst :

CHUNG Ting-Yiu Robert and and PANG Ka-Lai Karie

LEE Wai-kin Frank

TAI Chit-Fai Edward

Survey Date

:

27-28/4/2015

Target Population

:

Telephone survey conducted by real telephone interviewers

Survey Method

:

Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above 

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 subject had been available, the one who had his/her birthday next was selected.

Sample size

:

506 successful cases

Effective response rate

:

62.6%

Standard error

:

less than 2.2%  (i.e. +/-4.4% 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 2014 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census. Figures in the report are prevailed according to the “weighted” sample.



Frequency tables (Chinese only)


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