Public Opinion Project Unveils Latest Social Indicators Findings for Hong Kongers
27 Feb 2026
Public Opinion Research Project for Domestic and Overseas Hongkongers conducted an online survey from mid-April to June on social indicators, receiving 1,526 valid responses.
While the sample size is sufficiently large, the use of a voluntary online questionnaire means the sample is not randomly selected and may exhibit bias. Overall, male respondents were significantly more prevalent, accounting for 64.4% of the total, with females comprising 35.6%.Educational attainment was relatively high, with approximately 88% holding a university degree or higher; and a significant proportion resided overseas, with the United Kingdom accounting for about 45.4%, Hong Kong for about 14.8%, followed by Canada (12.8%), Australia (9.1%), Taiwan (8.0%), and the United States (7.0%).Although the respondent structure does not fully align with Hong Kong's demographic distribution, the survey results still reflect certain tendencies and perspectives among Hong Kong people both locally and overseas regarding the current state of Hong Kong society, holding considerable reference value.
It is noteworthy that among the 22 rating questions in this survey, the standard deviation for nearly all questions exceeded 3, with some even surpassing 4. Only Question 10(We would like you to evaluate the current state of Hong Kong society. If 10 represents highly efficient, 0 represents extremely inefficient, and 5 represents neutral, what score would you give Hong Kong society?) had a standard deviation of 2.4, indicating significant divergence in respondents' opinions and polarized ratings.
Cross-tabulation analysis reveals similar patterns across most scoring questions: Older respondents generally gave lower scores with more consistent opinions, while younger respondents tended to give higher scores but with more polarized views. Respondents residing in Hong Kong generally gave lower scores, whereas those living overseas tended to give higher scores.However, older respondents were not concentrated in Hong Kong, so these two observations did not originate from the same group.
Examining all cross-tabulated rating questions reveals a scoring pattern, from highest to lowest:
Residence: Taiwan, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong
Age (years): 18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61-75
The 12 rating questions on social conditions averaged 5.14 points, while the 10 questions on freedom averaged 4.56 points. The following report will explain the overall analysis and cross-analysis for each question.